I read ch 4 of JJK0, finishing the volume! 0 was good, I liked it. Also, Yuuta punched Getou in the face this chapter, which was great. It wasnโt as difficult as Iโd thought it would be to stop myself from immediately picking up the novelization, and I spent the rest of the evening just reading in English.
I also took a peek at vol 1, and itโs got normal-length chapters. Iโm not used to reading manga with such long chapters, so it was kinda throwing me off with this (ๅใซๅฑใ, too, for that matter), which may be why I only managed one chapter a day, even though I definitely went into it yesterday feeling like I could read both 3 and 4.
Some vocab of note:
ใใใใ [ไปไธ] to put blade to blade; to fight. I can definitely see how this is related to โto match,โ especially with the English phrase, โto match blades.โ
ๅ้ก (ใใใใ) [noun, ใช-adj.] impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery. And here I learn that ๅ also means โbrazen,โ not just โthickโ and the like.
Day 37 Progress:
ใ้ฃใฎๅคฉไฝฟๆง ๅๅ - 50.92% โ 57.47%
Horrid day for reading. Stumbled over a lot of basic things I thought I knew, and also the book was just awful. Closest Iโve ever gotten to wanting to drop it, or at least take a break.
ๅจ telling ็ๆผ that she shouldnโt be exposing her damn legs because it might attract the inadvertent impassioned gazes of boys. And the fact that itโs justified by every single boy apart from ๅจ and his friends being some insane lusthound for ็ๆผ. What an awful trope that should have died 30 years ago.
Hopefully better and less painful reading session tomorrow.
Word of the Day: ็ซฏๆซ - computer terminal or device like smartphone, tablet, etc. I like the idea of the Internet being vast and immense and your device is only accessing a tiny tip at the edge of it.
Iโve made it through the semester, but I was still pretty busy with social things so just finished up the chapter of ใใซใผใญใใฏ I was on. But now Iโm free! and just in time for BU$TAFELLOWS to start, Iโll have to look into that
NHK News Web Easy:ๆฑไบฌ้ฝ ๆฐใใๅฎถใซๅคช้ฝๅ ใใใซใใคใใๆฑบใพใใใงใใ - nice. after my brain literally disconnected while reading yesterday things seem to be clicking more for the complicated sentences. Right-branching syntax finally starting to make senseโฆmaybe. (is it right branching? i seem to remember reading that term somewhere but itโs hazy. Iโll have to check my jp linguistics book tomorrowโฆ)
ใใชใใค ch 27 - ใญใใฉๅณ
Good Words
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้ใใใใใใผ quantity, amount
็ฅไบใใกใใใผ governor
ใใค ใผ apiece
ใใชใใค
็ฒใใใใคใใใใใผ worn-out (as opposed to sleepy)
่ทกๅใใใใจใจใใใผ heir, successor
ใฐใฌใ ใผ to go off the rails, to stray from the right path
ใใกใใ ใผ fig
ใถใฏใญ ใผ pomegranate
็ท็ตใใ ใใใใใใผ baron (was this the same word they used in ่ณใใใพใใฐ? i seem to remember them just using ใใญใณ or something)
Today I finished Volume 9 of Teasing Master Takagi-san. As there are currently 18 volumes, that marks the half way point Though Iโm sure another volume or two will come out before I reach the end!
้ดป้ต ใฎๅฟ = the ambition (ๅฟ) of Chinese phoenix? (้ดป) + swan (้ต )
Two lines, so actually ็้ๅฎใใ ใป ้ดป้ต ใฎๅฟใ็ฅใใใ
้ ญใไธใใใชใ = to be no match for
ไบบ่ใใฎๆชใ = disgraceful
้ชจ่็ธ้ฃใ = to fight between family members. Also, ้ชจ่็ธ้ฃ, or just the first part ้ชจ่ใฎไบใ.
ๆใใใใซๆใ = whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
้ฌจใฎๅฃฐ = battle cry. Somehow sounds like cries of time (ๆใฎๅฃฐ).
ไธ่ฎๆ็ = being the same boat
่ขใซใใ = to gang up and beat someone
็ฝต่ฉ้่จ = all kinds of verbal abuse. Also without Furigana. Personally, no idea about the second Kanji; there appears to be a single wordโฆ ็ฝต่ฉ. The first is just ็ฝตใ.
SFX
ใใคใใค = recklessly
Kanji
Rather than listing various possible readings, meanings, or representative vocabularies, start to matter more.
Itโs amusing reading these guys predictions of the future from 100 years ago, they somewhat feel exactly the same as peopleโs predictions these days aka: โoh no we be doomed I tell you, society ainโt what it used to beโ
Japanese found under the leaves
Meowords
ๅ็็ฒพ้ฒใใใใฟใใใใใใใใใผ Someone who practices asceticism and has a dauntless spirit; brave and diligent hero ็ฟ็ถใใใ ใใใใใผ Coming together as one; unanimously
Yesterday: Read up to page 376, finished chapter 20 and Aria: the masterpiece volume 2. Today: Started reading Card Captor Sakura volume 2, read up to page 37, finished chapter 6.
My anxiety has passed (for now) and I could read without the intent of distracting myself from it again. Iโll stick to Card Captor Sakura during this and the next week, perhaps even until the end of the month. No idea, how far Iโll get until the 31st but it would be nice if I could finish at least volume 3 by then.
NHK
ๅฐๆฅใใใใใใใใผ future prospects
ใใชใใชใใผ to disappear (of people and animals), to no longer exist
้ฒ้ณใใใใใใใผ audio recording
ใตใใผ feces (esp. animal) (kanji ็ณ)
่จ้ฒใใใใใใผ record, document
ใใชใใค
ๅใกใใใใใใผ abbreviation ๅใกใผใซ, mobile message with picture attached (wonder if thatโs dated)
ๅซใถใใใใถใใผ to shout
้ใใใใใใผ reverse, opposite
็็กใใใใใใผ nonexistent, nil
I finished the whole arc but didnโt want to start the next one because itโs Notorious B I G and I didnโt want it to show up in my dreams lmao. BIG is up there as one of the creepiest stands in my opinion
I read HQ vol 36. This series is so damn good, for real. Iโm kind of sad Iโve only got 9 volumes left.
Some vocab of note:
ๅผใฃ่พผใฟๆๆก (ใฒใฃใใฟใใใ) [noun, ใช-adj., ใฎ-adj.] reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
ๅฒใ (ใใใ) [่ชใขไบ] to laugh; to smile. Iโve seen ๅคใ before, specifically for derisive laughter, but I wonder what nuance using โbloomโ for โlaugh/smileโ has. I mean, I know what I think of (like a beatific smile or something), but considering the context this was used in, Iโm not sure it fits. (Although, Keiโs smile after his successful block a few pages laterโฆ maybe it does.)
ไปใซใชใ (ใใ ใซใชใ) [expression, ใฉไบ] to backfire; to have a harmful result
17/12 21 pages Spy Family (whole mission), 27 pages ใทใฃใใผใใฆใน (both chapters for this week), 3 pages ๅคใซใใง (finished last weekโs chapter), 8 pages Cells at Work
Ps this was yesterday - power was out when I went to bed
Day 38 Progress:
ใ้ฃใฎๅคฉไฝฟๆง ๅๅ - 57.47% โ 64.08%
Managed to get over the hump of the frustrating portion from yesterday, at least. Still a bit of a frustrating read but a bit better. (Also oh boy, 5 AM!)
Word of the Day: ๆพ็ฉ็ท - parabola. This one is just great because of how direct it is. The line that forms when you release (throw) an object.
Yesterday: Started reading Card Captor Sakura volume 2, read up to page 37, finished chapter 6. Today: Finished chapter 7, continued up to page 86.
Unfortunately I didnโt understand half of what Sonomi (Tomoyoโs mother) said but I still got the gist of the chapter (partly thanks to my memory of events too).
At least the 7th chapter also cleared one thing up which confused me upon re-reading the 1st volume. It was Tomoyo blushing when looking at Toya because I remembered her being in love with Sakura. This chapter explained her reactions and that the only reason she was blushing was the fact that Toyaโs ears resemble Sakuraโs.
I canโt help but feel bad for Tomoyo because her love is a one-sided one, though she still has a wonderful friend in Sakura. I also respect Tomoyo a lot because she actively helps Sakura pursue her love interests because sheโs not entitled to Sakuraโs reciprocation of her love โ Tomoyo sure is the wing(wo)man we donโt deserve.
And speaking of painful, I sure felt the pain when the next chapter immediately implied the feelings between Rika and the Terada-sensei. Donโt mind me, Iโm just going to fetch my bag over there.
Sigh, okay I canโt let this slide, I have to rant a little bit: CLAMP and their stories have always been a hit and miss for me. There are admittedly only a few works which I could stomach from the oneโs Iโve read and know about in a general sense.
While there is plenty to like in Sakura and their other manga, there are always some things that just put me off quite a bit. And a big one of them are CLAMPโs couples or โsoul matesโ, so to say, because holy cr*** are there a lot of them that โ in my opinion โ should never have existed such Rika and the teacher, for example.
A little of ใใใใใใใฎ, and also vocabularies also from Tate-Yuusha anime sub.
Interesting words
ใใจใใใ = to look down on. The Kanji form is ่ฒถใใ, although this probably matters more for Kanji meaning.
ใจใใใ = especially. Kanji form is ๅใๅใ.
ใใชใใ = just like. Kanji form is ๅฎใ.
ใฒใใใใ = to flutter in the wind; to have the mind changed. Kanji form is ็ฟปใ.
ใใใคใใง = one after another. Kanji form is ็ธๆฌกใใง.
ใใใใใฐ = if chance favors. Probably ไผใ + ่ฏใ.
ไธไป = merely a โฆ
ๆ็ซ = standing close together
้ฆ่ฌ่ = ringleader
ๆดๅ = despot; tyrant
่่ตท = uprising. First Kanji is bee, from ่่ or ในใบใก่.
ไนฑไธ = turbulent times. Short ไธ in context, although official version is probably ไนฑไธ.
ๅ็บ = sudden outbreak
ๅไนฑ = rebellion
่ฆ่ก = strategic position. The second Kanji is from ่ก็ช or ่กๆ.
้ฃไธ = Your Excellency
่ฟ่ก = Imperial Guards
ๆญฆๅ = bravery
็พฉๆ = heroic deed
้ญ่ = ulterior motives. Daring of the spirits?
้ๆ = ambition
ๅบๆฅใใ = Well done! The base vocabulary is ๅบๆฅใ.
๏ฝใฎๅจๅ = through power/influence of (a big person)
ไธๆ = disapproval; dissatisfaction
่ก็ฅญใ = blood offering (before the battle starts)
ๅณๅป = immediately; instantly
ๆฏไพ = proportional
ๅ้ = social position; oneโs place. Similarly to ่บซๅ or perhaps ็ซๅ ด.
็ธๆฎบ = cancelling out
้้ = commands; directions
็กๅฎ = lacking a title. See also ็กไฝ็กๅฎ.
ไฟๆ = quick-witted
็บๆณจ = placing an order
ๆญฆๅฃซ = warrior
้ฉใใ = not haughty. The verb is ้ฉใ (proud) / ๅฒใ (conceited), where JJ makes different entry from ๅฅขใ (luxurious).
ๅปใ = to engrave; to carve / to chop up; to mince
ๅๅข = movements; states. A similar one is ๅ้, but the first one is probably more about armies. (I am not exactly sure about JMdict for this one.)
ๆฐดใใใ = to estrange; to hamper. Can be ๆฐดใๅทฎใ or ๆฐดใๆณจใ. (I think more of latter, but JJ likes the first.)
็ฝชใ็ใใ = to pin a crime on. Probably similar to ๅค็ฝช.
ๅ ใใใใฐไบบใๅถใ = early bird gets the worm. There also appears to be an opposite ๆฅใใฆใฏไบใไปๆใใ, and so I noticed I forgot ไปๆใใ from yesterday.
ๆณข็ดใๆใใใใ = to cause a stir. ๆณข็ด is also Hamon from JoJo. I also saw another ๆณข็ด today โ ๆณข็ดใๅผใถ.
่พฒๆฐไธๆ = farmerโs uprising. An equivalent is ็พๅงไธๆ.
็ซใๆๅญใ = anyone without distinction. The phrase refers to cats and ladles, though.
ๆใ็ฉใซใใ = to appropriate for oneself
ไธฆใ ใชใใฌ = uncommon. ไธฆ is just an ordinary thing.
ๆๆ จๆทฑใ = deeply emotive; moving
ๅใใจใๅฃใใชใ = not inferior to; equal or better
Today I read the second half of Chapter 4 of God Bless the Mistaken.
Struggled a bit with it this week, but Iโve had a pretty long (but fun!) weekend and Iโm reading quite late at night, so Iโm probably just tired.