📚📚 Read every day challenge - Spring 2022 🌸 🌱

Bob = ult bias!

I didn’t know “stan” was a combination of the two words “stalker” and “fan”

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Wait I thought it came from this song

edit: Should probably add a content warning of…most things on that video :sweat:

domestic abuse, self harm, murder, suicide iirc

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(📚📚 Read every day challenge - Spring 2022 🌸 🌱 - #12 by DIO-Berry)

  • ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 17巻

6/29
94 - 145

I pretty much finished the arc (it was a long one), but it feels like a page or two is just missing. The anime handles it by making it a pretty obvious time skip, but it’s not super clear in the manga.

There’s another moment that’s very clear in the manga, but blink and you miss it in the anime. When I went to check, I couldn’t find the Jpn dub, so I played the Eng dub and… wth. They changed the tone of the scene completely. In the manga, Jotaro is more polite than usual, he actually uses さん with Enya. I am tempted to try to count how many people he uses it with because I think it’s a very low number. Also, it seems to me that he’s hamming things up when talking to her. 「ほんとに(あよ)ねえなあ」Like that’s drawn out like he’s pretending to be concerned, or is being mockingly so, which fits with how Enya is hamming it up pretending to be a sweet granny. In the Eng dub of the anime, he’s his usually rude self. It feels like they completely ignored the tone of the scene…

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Shinkai Makoto’s got a new novel coming out late this August, すずめの戸締り, and it sounds good. Dunno if I’ll be getting it then, but it’s definitely on my wishlist!

Today wasn’t a very good focus day, so I didn’t end up reading very much.

I read the preview for 僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる. It seems like it’ll be cute, so it’s going on the wishlist. It’s a single-volume manga adapted from a movie, so I may try to watch it if I can find it somewhere.

Well I am glad I started putting down which page I leave off on in novels, because I accidentally put down 明日をくれた君に without putting in the bookmark and I could not remember where I left off. I have good ideas sometimes. Anyway, I read about 1 page, leaving off on pg 47. After overhearing Ritsu’s two friends talk bad about her (Midzuki), Midzuki runs off before they can see her and finds herself going to the school library without really thinking about it. It’s her safe space.

Some vocab of note:

規則正しい (きそくただしい) [い-adjective] regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
可視化 (かしか) [noun, する verb] visualization (data, results, etc.). making something visible (that was previously unseen)

Ah, cool, thanks! Like, that’s the only word I could think of for it, but I’m so far out of the loop that there could very well be another word in use and I would not know. Also I’d come across 推し a few times before and I was like, “…I have no idea what that means,” but now after reading this manga I do! which is nice. Also, you’re welcome! And I’m happy you’ve found something else you’d like to read

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June 29 :cherry_blossom: Home Post

I read a couple more manga today! Theoretical next easiest was 高校(こうこう)デビュー, which took a while because it has almost 300 pages apparently, very dense little manga :joy: It was a little rougher than 俺物語(おれものがたり)!!, mostly because of using just kana for words I didn’t want it to and tending towards more weird slang, but it was pretty chill still. Very much standard high school romcom energy, I got more invested over the course of the volume but probably not enough to read more, but who knows :man_shrugging:

The other one I read today was (わたし)がモテてどうすんだ which is… as advertised :joy: I remembered the gist from seeing the anime a while back, and yeah it’s romcom satire nonsense; it was a lighter read than 高校(こうこう)デビュー for sure, pretty fun, but idk that I’ll read more of it either :man_shrugging: I do love a good romcom but I think the me that placed this mandarake order was way more into them and only them than I am lmao, there’ll be some variety in the next manga on my list though :eyes:

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I have heard about “bias” = 推し before, but I don’t get its origin. K-Pop (Korean)?

I think it is weird by using in an English sentence, but I am not a native speaker.


Jun 30, Thu of Week 1 of Summer :beach_umbrella: (end-of-Spring :cherry_blossom:) 2022

I read How to use でも today, while listening to Japanese News (FNN Live, MBS).

  • I chose grammar point by – 1. interesting topic 2. cover many JLPT N’s.
  • I started from JLPT N5, but the grammar point may cover other levels.
  • Sentences in the topic will naturally have other grammar points as well.
  • I did learn something new today, or at least makes me strongly notice.
  • As I go through a lot of small sentences ordered grammatically, it might be more worthwhile than breaking down WaniKani Context Sentences (for now).

About background listening, I still look at the video from time-to-time, so sometimes I infer meaning from sound, and sometimes from writing (sometimes at vocabulary level, sometimes at Kanji level). It reminds me that I need to learn much more, as my listening is far far from sufficient. (Also, my reading speed can be improved.)

  • I was watching about heat-related illness and deaths, btw.
  • It does take my attention away from grammar, so I have to pause (once) as well.

Actually, I tried with LOOPERS first, but some of the sentences aren’t spoken. News is generally more interesting (for now), anyway.

I am still looking for easier, yet immersive, Japanese games (saw some above). Yet, limited mostly by – the price tag.

I read aloud 童話, progressed in another topic, which I really plan to do everyday. I generally take about 50-100% longer than the native audio.


I will progress in the newer topic tomorrow :beach_umbrella: :sunny: :sunglasses:

Also, next week will be busier than this week; so I have to seize the opportunity, and get into habits.

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It’s been a while since I posted, but I thought it would be nice to sum up the spring challenge, as the new summer one starts tomorrow and I’ve already read something today.
Because of uni’s stuff I put off the reading challenge since around the middle of May. Because of that I decided to include the last days of June as well, since I had some time to come back to reading before the start of July.

Overall I’ve been doing the challenge for 44 days, during which I’ve been reading mostly 博士の愛した数式, but also others books, as well as manga and some articles for a change.
It’s something that I noticed in my readings habits in general some time ago, but I can’t focus on one thing only. :sweat_smile:
That thing aside, the challenge has been a tremendous help for me to work on my systematicy. Seeing the gradual increase in number of read pages has been a huge motivation to keep going. Although I wasn’t reading that much in each day, after a few ones the progress was visible. I’ll definetely continue the challenge in the summer, starting tomorrow!

Summary of what I managed to read during the Spring Challenge
  1. Books:
  • 博士の愛した数式 (5-65%) ~151 pages
  • 失はれる物語 (1-6%) ~26 pages
  • 走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること (1-5%) ~12 pages
  1. Manga:
  • 聲の形 #5 (47-100%)
  1. 8 articles on different topics
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Don’t worry, it confused me at first, too, and I’m a native speaker of English :sweat_smile:. I saw someone say that online and thought they were simply being ungrammatical and unknowingly using the word “bias” wrong. As it turns out, it was just a new use of the word, and I was the one who was wrong, haha :sweat_smile:.

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oooh, this is one I have on my to read list (along with like….every other book because I have no self control hahah). How have you been finding it?

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I’m mostly enjoying the relationship between the main characters gradually being developed and the appreciation of maths, reflected in many parts of the book. As for the language, some parts, although not so many, were challenging for me, which combined with the rather slow-paced story made me want to take a break from it. But overall, I would recommend it.

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:tiger2: :books: The June Tanuki Den: Date 20220630 :cherry_blossom: :raccoon:

No Longer Tanuki Progress: 59.71%

Last update before the summer challenge, hope to see everyone there!
(I’m sure I had a thought of something else too, but I’ve completely forgotten it)

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

Learnthings

気の毒「きのどく」ー Pitiful; unfortunate; poor // and an extension of this:
気の毒に思う「きのどくにおもう」ー To feel sorry for; to regret that
発奮「はっぷん」ー Being inspired; being stimulated
置手紙「おきてがみ」ー A letter left behind by someone who has departed; a farewell letter
当惑「とうわく」ー Bewilderment; perplexity
興覚め「きょうざめ」ー Spoiled fun; loss of interest; turn-off
懐中「かいちゅう」ー One’s pocket
心細い「こころぼそい」ー Forlorn; helpless; discouraging
溜息「ためいき」ー Sigh
鼻緒「はなお」ー Geta strap; sandal strap

Forms
露路 = 路地「ろじ」(Alleyway)

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What did I just read? :rofl:

Continuing my sampling of horror award winners, I read the first 20 or so pages of 穴らしきものに入る. (What is this obsession with holes? Either they’re everywhere or I just tend to be attracted to books that feature them)

This one is supposed to be “humorous horror”. A man realizes he can somehow enter the water hose as he’s washing his car. From then on starts his obsession with holes. Anything vaguely hole-shaped, he’ll enter it. The second hole he enters is his co-worker’s mouth as he’s eating (!), then the holes punched into a legal document at work (!!). And the list goes on. It’s super weird, yet strangely compelling. I love the absurdity and just have to know more. Horror, as I understand it, it isn’t, unless there’s a very horrific punchline at the end? It’s also super easy to read so far. I’m intrigued.

This is its very horrific cover (not):

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Still undecided on what, if anything, I should choose to read from this not-quite-horror list. I’d like to start the summer challenge tomorrow with a brand new book, but I’m still not sure which one it will be. Looking at the books on Bookwalker I found there’s a 50% coin back for Kadokawa books (all of them are Kadokawa). I’m seriously tempted to get all three I sampled, but what if I end up hating them after all? Decisions, decisions… :upside_down_face:

and it’s not like I have nothing to read if I don’t buy anything, there’s three unread books on my virtual bookshelf waiting for me.

Edit: Silly poll time! You have the unique opportunity ( :joy:) to vote for the book I’ll read next. The options aren’t the book titles though, but each book’s very first sentence. Which opening sentence sounds more intriguing to you? :grin:

  • よく晴れた曜日。
  • たぶんこれは、一枚の写真についての物語なのだろう。
  • いつの間に眠ったのだろうか。
  • 私は夫とこの街に引っ越してきた。
  • 皐月はいつも馬の首の中で眠っている。
  • ふたつ池には、おばけが出るらしい。

0 voters

  • Correction: よく晴れた日曜
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June 30th!

It’s the last day of June, and that means I’ve read every day for 6 solid months. Feels good!
Today was a Yotsuba day. I read Chapter 78, in which Yotsuba gets her hands on some paint :smiley: It was very cute and fun.

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End of June Summary: 100%

June
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

Books Completed

  • Yotsuba - Volume 10-11
  • Teasing Master Takagi-san - Volume 6
  • Happiness - Volume 2
  • Hana ni Arashi - Volume 1

Thats 5 books completed this month, bringing my total so far this year up to 26 and the time I spend reading each day is feeling more and more like fun instead of studying.
The teenage version of me who was desperate to learn Japanese but didn’t have the resources to be able to would think that this 33 year old version of me was incredibly cool, and I think thats something to celebrate. :slight_smile:

Thanks to everybody for keeping me motivated with your updates and encouraging words, and as always thanks to @windupbird for organising!

Onward to the Summer Challenge! :beach_umbrella: :sunny:

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Summary post :bookmark:

June 30th :seedling:

・詩的私的ジャック - Jack the Poetical Private (31% → 36%)

Finished chapter 4! :durtle_the_explorer:


Bob best boi!
Such timing, I came across this word for ‘fan’ :eyes: Maybe not the term one would use to describe oneself tho :joy:

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:books::books: End of Spring Challenge :cherry_blossom: :seedling:

Most of April and May went by as tiny read days due to busy preparing for exams. Didn’t read every day during June, but it was kind of refreshing to take a break since the official challenge had ended already.

First time I managed to finish a book within a week: かがみの孤城(下)
Previous record was probably SAO 7 in 11 days (summer 2021).

What did I read?

Title Type Progress Finish date
本好きの下剋上 9 新文芸? :durtle_durtverted_lvl1: 75% → 100% April 5th
お兄ちゃんはおしまい! 2 Manga 0% → 100% May 6
薬屋のひとりごと 1 LN 7% → 100% May 10
SPY×FAMILY 1 Manga 0% → 100% May 13
薬屋のひとりごと 2 LN 0% → 100% May 31
かがみの孤城(下) Book 0% → 100% June 10
この音とまれ! 21 Manga 0% → 100% June 25
Sword Art Online Progressive 1 LN 0% → 50%
詩的私的ジャック Book 0% → 36%
Loopers VN Part 1+2 of playlist

:durtle_durtverted_lvl1: I thought Honzuki was a light novel this whole time ??? douiukoto

Redglare’s tendencies:

  • Gets more reading done the earlier in the day she starts.
  • The start of a book is still the hardest part.
  • Reading out loud is a sure-fire way to keep attention from wandering.
  • Slow, tired days = bigger font to prevent eye strain and to reach end of pages faster
  • Fast, energized days = smol font for going nyoom
  • Seems like it is easier for me to read one book at a time. 没頭するのが好きなんです。
  • Gets motivated by looking at personal book tracker.
  • Spends way too much time on the forum :caught_durtling:
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June 30

I would like to say that I read Japanese on this last day of the off month for the spring challenge, but unless I suddenly feel a lot more awake, it isn’t likely. I did play some Aterlier Sophie, so got some listening practice done in any case.

I’m still posting today because LAST DAY!

With today, I will have missed one day, and (see next post) I decided to take a break for 3 days during June. Feels right to take a break during the off month, and just a few days fit perfectly for me.

I wanted to once again thank everyone for their updates, encouragements, grammar help! and the interesting discussions we’ve had here.

It is due to this thread that I’m leading a book club. :scream: And I think without this, I wouldn’t have considered joining the VN club starting up July 15, but I will.

I’m so much more enthusiastic about reading which feels a bit weird to say from a self-proclaimed bookworm, but true nonetheless. I also feel more confident that I will eventually see the end of my current collection… well, in a couple of years perhaps. :joy:

I’ve had a great time, and I’m looking forward to starting the summer challenge with you all tomorrow! :orange_heart:

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Well, got less tired and decided to peek at one of my new purchases and ended up reading the whole first chapter of ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ. I only meant to check out a couple of pages but before I knew it the chapter ended.

I did no look ups partly because no furigana and I was only gonna check the first few pages anyway. Probably won’t keep reading it right now since I have enough on my plate but it was a lot of fun. :star_struck:

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It’s not just you, I think using the word “bias” like that would sound weird to the majority of native English speakers too :joy:

A discussion on the k-pop fandom lexicon that literally no one asked for xD

I think this particular usage of “bias” has to have originated in the k-pop fandom, because I’ve never heard “bias” being used like that in really any other context, but I don’t think that Korean uses “bias” in the same way, I think it must have come from non-Korean k-pop fans somehow? xD I got curious and I learned (from Google) that the corresponding Korean word seems to be 최애 (choi-ae), which stands for a longer phrase that basically means “the one I love the most.” So nothing really to do with the term “bias” per se. I think the use of the term “bias” in the English-speaking part of the fandom probably comes from the idea that you’re “biased” toward that person because you like them the most. So you’re [member name]-biased. That person is your bias. You bias them. [Group name] is your bias group. “Oh you like that group too? Who’s your bias?” “Definitely X, I love him so much lsdhflsdhjkflsdlkfhjlskn” :joy: It sounds really natural to me now in a k-pop context (maybe because I’m in too deep :eyes:) but it does sound supremely weird outside of that context imo :joy: Like I don’t think I would ever use it toward a member of a Western group, and I doubt that any English speaker who isn’t tuned into k-pop (or I guess maybe j-pop) would ever use “bias” like that. (Hence why “Bob is my bias” sounds extra funny to me lmao, like is there any name that a k-pop idol is less likely to have than Bob? Bob is an elderly/middle-aged white man living in Nebraska who’s never heard the word ‘k-pop’ in all his life :joy:) If I’m talking to non-kpoppers, I’ll usually just say “oh, he’s my favorite” or something. It’s sort of an in-group only slang kind of thing imo.

Sorry, idk if this is even interesting for anyone else to read but I’m having fun rambling about biases :rofl:
Meanwhile I just realized that I forgot to ever do a summary post for this challenge, whoops
My priorities are obviously in order

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june 30 :cherry_blossom: home post

Finished off the spring challenge with 少女終末旅行1!

June/Spring 2022 Recap

Here are the all the books & Satori stories I finished these last 3 months:

Book Type Completed Apr 1
コナの大冒険 Satori Apr 13 91%
極主夫道3 Manga Apr 17 20%
三途の川 Satori April 30
隣人 Satori May 2 42%
ふらいんぐうぃっち1 Manga May 16 25%
極主夫道4 Manga June 15
ゆびさきと恋々1 Manga June 20
神々のトライフォース Manga June 21 23%
少女終末旅行1 Manga June 30

And not shown here are 夜カフェ (which I read quite a bit of in June) and 極主夫道5. I barely read in May, but I kind of went a bit overboard in June (is there such thing?)

Plans for Summer 2022 challenge

I wanted to start the summer challenge with completely new things other than 極主夫道5, but it looks like I’ll still be reading 夜カフェ as well. I just couldn’t finish it by today.

So here’s what I’m reading these next few months:

  • 極主夫道 - continuing from this challenge
  • 夜カフェ - continuing from this challenge
  • Orange - July 2
  • ルーパーズ - July 15
  • シャドウハウス - July 16
  • 時のオカリナ (manga not game) - whenever it arrives (hopefully soon!!)

As for Satori, well, I don’t know if I’ll continue reading those. I’d rather focus on these other things

See y’all tomorrow in the summer challenge thread! :smiley:

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I just found out about this. I’m excited for the idea of reading the novel in time for the movie to come out in November.

I wonder if anyone would be interested in joining me in this challenge! It’s a little longer than I expected at 384pages though … It might be a little tricky to finish in time. (384pages/80days = 5pages/day = 34pages/week)
I really need to improve my reading speed.

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