Day 17: September 17
What did I read?: ハイ☆スピード!
How much did I read?: 5 pages
How long did it take me?: 53 min
I was thinking I wasn’t going to read very much today but I somehow…did? Good job, me.
I mean, not like 5 pages is so much but, you know xD
Nagisa’s such a little puppy, he’s very cute 
First he’s tagging along with Haru on his run (or attempting to, at least, Haru low-key leaves him in the dust 
), and then he’s begging Rin to be the fourth person in the relay with them (to which Rin says mmmmダメ ) Not that the relay has even been decided yet, Haru is still Not Interested even after Rin makes Aki try to talk to him and nudge him in that direction. Also, we learn that Haru wrote “Free” on his brick, because of course he did xD
I just want to say that I love how Rin gets distracted by Haru’s flawless swimming, it’s very cute <3 Like, he’s having this conversation with Nagisa, but his mind is obviously on Haru. And how he swims like a seabird soaring gracefully through the air 
(excuse me but why is there no seagull emoji)
Some good words:
- きりがない - endless; never-ending; going on forever
- 腰を掛ける (こしをかける) - to sit down; to take a seat
- 必要最低限 (ひつようさいていげん) - bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.) (as in, Haru’s approach to conversation)
- 自棄糞 (やけくそ) - desperate (this one was written in kana, but I like how the kanji start to look more and more desperate as the word goes on)
- 社交辞令 (しゃこうじれい) - something said for politeness’ sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment (Haru would never
) - 用がある (ようがある) - to have something one wants to say (to someone)
- 察する (さっする) - to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge (can also mean to sympathize with)
- 言いかける - to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)