If it helps, here is the full context:
Ａ
併 し、不思議ですね。とうとうあの指環は出て来なかったというじゃありませんか。どうも、不思議ですね。
Ｂ …………
Ａ …………
B ハハハハハハ。オイ、いい加減にしらばくれっこは止そうじゃねえか。この通り誰も聞いているものはいやしねえ。いつまでも、左様然 らばでもあるまいじゃないか。
It’s pretty far into the conversation and doesn’t matter a lot to the overall story, but it’s still a 
sentence. I’m not particularly confident in my answer, but not totally sure of yours either 
Ah, with that context my “farewell” interpretation doesn’t make sense, I agree So I guess I need to switch to my variant 1b: “It shouldn’t stay like that forever, don’t you think?” (probably that the ring did not show up?) 
Anyways, thanks for sharing the grammar puzzle! I’ll leave you to it now
December 8
I did:
Advent of Ascending Kanji - Day 08 
Eight stroke kanji: 毒
Poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite
Kun: n/a
On: ドク
Day 8 of trying to learn how to write non-wobbly.
Kanji in Ascending Stroke Order
Strokes:9
Kun: うみ
On: カイ
Words of the day: 海賊 (pirate, sea robber), 海 豚 (dolphin), 海月 (jellyfish), 海鳥 (seabird)
Posting this a little early, as I may not have time tomorrow. 海 is a Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2. It’s JLPT level N4 and WK level 6. I like it both for its shape and its meaning.
Here’s a video of Japanese Calligrapher Takumi writing it (and other sea-related kanji)
Here’s the stroke order:
And variations:
Today’s reading was 猫の事務所 by 宮沢賢治. Unclear publish date, but it feels 明治 or maybe 大正. I read it with this 朗読 which modernized it a bit.
I…kind of hated it. Such an uncomfortable read. Reminded me a lot of 闇祓 and why I haven’t finished it. Psychological cruelty just gets under my skin.
Tomorrow is 北大路魯山人, a brand new author for me!
It’s basically about an office of ‘history and geography’ where several cats work. A black cat, a white cat, a tiger striped cat, a calico, and a stove-cat. All the other cats hate the stove-cat and bully him. It ends with the stove-cat missing a day of work due to sickness, and the other cats lie to the boss and say he was skipping work instead. The next day, with the boss’ blessing, they all ignore him so thoroughly as if he doesn’t, and never did, exist. He spends the whole of that day, alone, ignored, and eventually softly crying with his head hanging in humiliation in the middle of the office. There is a mildly redeeming end where the office is closed when an important lion sees this and says
お前たちは何をしてゐるか。そんなことで地理も歴史も
要 つたはなしでない。やめてしまへ。えい。解散を命ずる
which is basically, "Hey you all! This isn’t what history and geography are about! Stop this! I’m ordering this place closed!
But it still just…wasn’t my favorite
Edit: The whole time I thought 竈猫 was a tortie for some reason and thought the whole soot thing at the beginning was just weird. But uh, no, that kanji is for stove
Japanese Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 9
December 9th
Today’s Kanji:
飛
Kun’yomi: と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
On’yomi: ヒ
Meaning: fly, skip (pages), scatter
Kanji writing
December 9
Kanji writing
Origami
Song
Mystery book reading
Advent of Ascending Kanji - Day 09
Nine stroke kanji: 狐
Fox
Kun: きつね
On: コ
Remembering the stroke order doesn’t seem to be an issue yet, but trying to fit all these progressively increasing lines in the box is.
Reading a bit early today. I read 美味い豆腐の話 by 北大路魯山人, published in 1933. It was an essay about what makes the best tofu, and lamenting bad tofu. I read it with this 朗読. This was an easy read for the most part, a few food terms I didn’t know but smooth sailing otherwise.
Kanji in Ascending Stroke Order
Strokes:10
Kun: おに、 おに-
On: キ
Words of the day: 吸血鬼 (vampire, bloodsucker), 疑心暗鬼 (everything looks suspicious, jumping at shadows),鬼ごっこ (the children’s game ‘tag’), 鬼が笑う (to be laughable, to be unrealistic)
鬼 means demon. It’s a Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high. It’s JLPT level N1 and WK level 23.
Here’s a video of Japanese Calligrapher Takumi writing it with a brush pen (first kanji in the video):
Here’s the stroke order:
And variations:
Japanese Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 10
December 10th
Today’s Kanji:
砲
Kun’yomi: –
On’yomi: ホウ
Meaning: cannon, gun
Kanji writing
I chose this Kanji due to its pleasant looking composition.
Little did I know, that it would end up being the hardest Kanji to write from my choices so far. My first row is all over the place and even after a while I still struggled to get the enclosed component part right. 
Still a neat looking Kanji, though…
December 9 + December 10 + December 11 + December 12 + December 13 + December 14 + December 15 + December 16 + December 17 + December 18 + December 19
December 9 and 10
昨日残業しなければなったから、記事が書けなかった.
Although I did all the tasks for the 9th on the day of, I’m posting for two days today with only a personal non-language related notes!
Winter song
Kanji writing
Origami
The song on December 9 was such a funny coincidence for me cause I was just at a disney pop up shop the night before I listened, and heard the same song in the shop. Honestly made me cringe, but watching it last night was fun because I could actually read and sing a long. Turned into a home karaoke session. Happy to be able to read most of the lyrics now!
December 10 was a First Take old rock song. First Take never fails with its production, but the song wasn’t my type I guess.
December 9
Words of interest:
December 10
Words of interest:
December 9
December 10
New vocab：
ねじる to twist e.g. ねじっていきます
読みました!本当に万年筆の事だけ書いてあるぽかったですね😅
