20221213 - 吾輩は狸である progress: 94.57% 
Tried to read more today than I have been doing recently to try and get past this conversation, but it just doesn’t end.
Japanese found under the leaves
Meowords
鴛鴦「おしどり」ー Mandarin duck (seen this before, but it’s not easy to remember)
金米糖「こんぺいとう」ー Konpeitou (a kind of confectionery, not seen the kanji for this before)
趨勢「すうせい」ー Tendency; trend