Day 40: October 10
What did I read?: ใใคโในใใผใ!
How much did I read?: 5 pages
How long did it take me?: 1 hour 4 min
Makoto is talking about Haru + water and I am crying
Aki and Makoto are taking a break on the bench during practice, and Aki asks why Haru only swims freestyle. And the answer 
่จใใใใใใใชใใใฉใใใซใซใจใฃใฆๆณณใใฃใฆใใจใฏใใผใใใกใฎๆณณใใใจใจๅฐใๆๅณใ้ใใใ ใ
^ yes, that
(my hopefully-correct rough translations in the spoilers) Iโve never asked him about it, but I think that, for Haru, swimming has a different meaning than it does for you and me.
And then later:
ใฒใจ่จใง่จใฃใกใใใฐใๆฌ่ฝใใชใใคใซใซใใฏใธใฉใซใใชใใงๆตทใซใใใฎใใฃใฆใใใใใใชใใใ ใจๆใใ
โIn a word, instinct. Itโs like asking a dolphin or a whale why it lives in the sea.โ
Asking Haru why he only swims freestyle is like asking a dolphin or a whale why it lives in the sea.
Itโs so true that it hurts, I have so many feelings about this sentence Makoto, you know.
I love this conversation. I want to read it forever. Itโs one of my favorites so far. Ugh I have no words to express the feelings in my soul. Why are my emotions
On an unrelated note, we learn that Haru is the expert bricklayer in the class, apparently 
It does sort of strike me as something heโd be good at, though, for some reason. I low-key want to try too now, is that weird? Iโm absolutely not handy at all, but it sounds sort ofโฆsatisfying, once you know how? Iโm not watching bricklaying videos on Youtube right now
Here are some good words
- ็ผใไธใใ (ใใใใใ) - to be fired (pottery) (can also mean to be baked (food); to be printed (photos))
- ็ฟณใ (ใใใ) - shadow or cloud (e.g. on someoneโs happiness); shade; gloom (I thought this was a cool-looking kanji that the book used, itโs also written as ้ฐใ)
- ็ใพใๆใค (ใใพใใใค) - to have (something) innate; to be born with (what a pleasantly logical word)
- ้ฉๆง (ใฆใใใ) - aptitude; aptness; suitability
- ใใ่ถ่ฒ (ใใใกใใใ) - dark brown; olive brown
- ๆฅใใ (ใฏใใใ) - to become spring-like; to show signs of spring (this is such a cute word to me)