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Japanese Language Reading
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Dec 13, Tue of Week 12 of Fall 2022 :maple_leaf:

  • 秋の牢獄 Ch.2

A short chapter. A comrade?

I also read a little of “文学少女” 見習い from 読み放題.

  • かがみの孤城 (下) 23% => 32% (latter 2/3 of February, along with audio)

Wrong and worrisome guess, but misunderstanding prevented anyway.

4 hours 50 minutes / 1.2x left = a little more than 4 hours.

Interesting words
  • サミット = summit
  • エナメル = encrusting, covering
  • 不服(ふふく) = discontent. The meaning of 服 is body, so not fitting with my body.
  • 険(けわ)しい = angry (face). Some other meanings include dangerous, rough and slopy.
  • おざなり = apathetic. Kanji form is お座成(ざな)り.
  • 淡々(たんたん)と = calmly
  • 唐突(とうとつ) = abrupt. Like Chinese Tang King’s version.
  • はぐらかす = to evade. Related is 逸(はぐ)れる.
  • 選(よ)り分(わ)ける = to pick out
  • 肩透(かたす)かし = neatly dodging
  • 大人(おとな)びる = to look like grown up
  • ぶっきらぼう = bluntly. ぶっきら棒(ぼう), so hit and cut out a stick (打っ切った棒の意).
  • 抜(ぬ)け駆(が)け = getting a head start. Also with Rendaku.
  • 問題児(もんだいじ) = problem child. Also reminds me of 異端児(いたんじ).
  • 図解(ずかい) = illustrating / illustration
  • 淘汰(とうた) = weeding out
  • 存続(そんぞく) = survival
  • 騒々(そうぞう)しい = noisy
  • そらんじる = to memorize. Kanji from is 諳(そら)んじる. Also 諳(そら)んずる.

SFX

  • ばちばち = sparkling (also of eyes)

Phrases

  • 枝分(えだわ)かれ = branching out
  • 取(と)り付(つ)く島(しま)がない = left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal)