April 3rd 
Went to the bookstore today, and happened upon this gem of a book:
So obviously I had to buy it >:3 The first story is called 夜中の汽笛について, あるいは物語の効用について by 村上春樹. It’s only two pages, however because it’s quite late I’ve only managed to go through the first page. I struggled much less with this story than with the ones I attempted previously - and I’d say it’s due to the fact that I am very familiar with his writing style (I can somewhat infer what sort of nonsense he’s on about at times 
). Didn’t write any of this down, may try tomorrow - otherwise just hoping to finish the story, and potentially re-read it. Enjoying it very much so far and can’t wait to see how it ends.
One thing I’ve noticed that while I could read a signifficant chunk of the words, some of them (which were from lower WK levels) have completely eluded me. It’s so easy to forget this stuff if you don’t use it… 
Sum vocab
どれ位 (どれくらい) - how much
暫く (しばらく) - for a moment
くらい - about/approximatelly/to the extent
黙る (だまる) - to be silent
違いない (ちがいない) - for certain
きっと - surely
あるとき - on occasion
覚める (さめる) - to wake up
時刻 (じこく) - time
兎に角 (とにかく) - anyhow
ぼっち - solitude
いいかい - (familiar way of saying) listen!
刻む (きざむ) - to tick away
だって - even, too
かも - may, might
隔てる (へだてる) - to separate
沈める (しずめる) - to sink
頷く (うなずく) - to nod