๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š Read every day challenge - Spring 2022 ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒฑ

:tiger2: :books: The June Tanuki Den: Date 20220618 :cherry_blossom: :raccoon:

No Longer Tanuki Progress: 30.27%

Posted this way too soon because my keyboard got stuck - the shift key got stuck on super activator mode or something and this somehow caused it to be posted when I pressed enter.

Todayโ€™s reading was also about making awkward mistakes in public :melting_face:

:seedling: Japanese found in the tall grass :seedling:

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ๆกˆๅ†…่€…ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ€ใƒผ Guide; usher
็ตจ็ทžใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใŸใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Carpet; rug (also seen as: ็ตจๆฏฏ or ็ตจๆฐˆ)
ๆกˆๅ†…ๅฌขใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ใƒผ Usherette
ใƒœใƒผใ‚ค ใƒผ Boy, but can mean bellboy; waiter etc.
ใŽใ“ใกใชใ„ ใƒผ Awkward; clumsy; stiff
ๅๅ—‡ใ€Œใ‚Šใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ€ใƒผ Stinginess
ๅŠ็‹‚ไนฑใ€Œใฏใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‰ใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Half-crazed; frantic
ใŠ้‡ฃใ‚Šใ€ŒใŠใคใ‚Šใ€ใƒผ Change (from a purchase eg.)
ๅ††ใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ€Œใˆใ‚“ใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ€ใƒผ One-yen taxi (in Taisho & Showa periods)
ใƒใƒณใƒใƒณ่’ธๆฐ—ใ€Œใƒใƒณใƒใƒณใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใใ€ใƒผ Pop-pop boat, toy boat with a simple steam impeller (like the one in Ponyo!)
็›ฎ็š„ๅœฐใ€Œใ‚‚ใใฆใใกใ€ใƒผ Place of destination
ๆœๅธฐใ‚Šใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใŒใˆใ‚Šใ€ใƒผ Coming home in the morning (after a night out or the like)
้›ปๆฐ—ใƒ–ใƒฉใƒณใ€Œใงใ‚“ใใƒ–ใƒฉใƒณใ€ใƒผ Denkibran - cocktail of brandy, gin, wine, curacao and herbs
ๅฑๆ‡ผใ€Œใใใ€ใƒผ Fear; misgivings
็™ฝ็—ดใ€Œใฏใใกใ€ใƒผ Idiot (an offensive word)
ๅŒ้กžใ€Œใฉใ†ใ‚‹ใ„ใ€ใƒผ The same kind; accomplice
ๅ††ๅ…‰ใ€Œใˆใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใ€ใƒผ Halo

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