April 16th-20th 
(Days 16-20)
Alright, I was hoping to return with a bigger update (and with more things to say), but I guess not. In these past few days Iโve read:
- a few more NHK articles - but none of them stood out to me in particular (itโs the lack of cat).
- a folktale (cat-themed), but the kitty died halfway through and I could not bear reading the rest.
- and finallly, the first few pages of ๅฐใใช้ by ๅๆฌใใใ (the second short story from my book). This story is quite a bit longer than the first one by Murakami, and it is also signifficantly more katakana heavy. Reading it is hell. Interesting story, but what a damn painful read with those foreign wordsโฆ
Some thoughts
This reading challenge has so far been a huge wake up call. While I can easily recognize majority of words and kanji I encounter, understanding them in context is a harder task. Itโs clear that my grammar is lacking, and it just makes it harder to stay on track and complete my reading at the end of a long, tiring day.
To combat this, I was thinking of cutting back a little bit on the amount of time I spend on reading every day, and put some effort into grammar studies.