📚📚 Read every day challenge - Spring 2023 🌸🌷🌼

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Days 22-23 Progress:
声優ラジオのウラオモテ 一巻 - 60.58% → 99.21% (完成)
声優ラジオのウラオモテ 二巻 - 0.10% → 21.03%

I went from struggling to read 5-10% of a novel a day to knocking out the first volume in just three days. Even a longer series like 声優ラジオ (which is about eight volumes right now) hasn’t been so daunting since, well, I actually want to read it. Free from the ball-and-chain clamped around my ankle that is 天使様, I’m having a real 実感(じっかん) moment about how important it is to actually read things you want to read…

Word of the Day: 匙(さじ)を投(な)げる - to give up; to throw in the towel. Throwing the spoon is a pretty funny way to put it but apparently the origin is found in doctors throwing the spoon used to administer medication when it seems the patient can’t be cured.

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24/04/2023 Home Post Link

Today was also jam-packed. Spent all day working, doing reviews, and my evening went away with minor hospital visits sigh.

I took some time out and finished one chapter from Kona’s Big Adventure! It was Super Cute aaaah, Kona is such a cutie. I still need to re-read it because I missed so many grammar points. Even without active reading, I understood most of the content. I’m super happy about that :’)

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Thank you for sharing what worked for you @mitrac さん! I do add some words to SRS on good days and it works for me. And your method sounds interesting, so I’ll definitely give it a try!

Also, now that you mentioned finishing an entire series, I’m too tempted to just stick with Kona’s Big Adventure. I think it’s a great pick for me (especially because it’s about a cat and I love cats )

[Zakarius]

The Reading Meadow

April 24th
新書太閣記 progress: 31.38% // Volume IV: 52.12%

1570 sure was an eventful year.

Today’s Bonus Colours
赤紅あかべに - Red-Crimson

真朱しんしゅ - True Vermilion (aka Cinnabar)

灰桜色はいさくらいろ - Ash-Grey Cherry Blossom Colour
(the colour is described as: 「あたかも篝火に映える夜桜の色である」)

栗梅くりうめ - Chestnut-Plum

Words found in a tree stump

時々刻々「じじこっこく」ー Hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment

Words Found with the Petals
綸子「りんず」ー Silk satin damask
上流階級「じょうりゅうかいきゅう」ー Upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
篝火「かがりび」ー Bonfire; campfire; fire built in an iron basket

Character Name List

Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

日吉「ひよし」- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: 猿「さる」/ 針売り「はりうり」
Name serving Nobunaga: 木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」

Family
木下弥右衛門「きのした やえもん」- Father
– – 乙若「おとわか」- Old friend (serves under 織田)
筑阿弥「ちくあみ」ー Step-father
大政所「おおまんどころ」// also お奈加「おなか」ー Mother
おつみ - Older sister
小竹「こちく」- Baby brother
加藤清正「かとう きよまさ」// also 弾正「だんじょう」- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
– Married to: おえつ (sister of お奈加)

Friends & Acquaintances
仁王「におう」- Big kid friend
於福「おふく」(Nickname - full name: 福太郎「ふくたろ」) // 楊景福「ようけいふく」(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
– 五郎大夫 「ごろ だゆう」// 祥瑞「しょうずい」(Chinese name) - Father
– 梨琴「りきん」- Mother
捨次郎「すてじろう」- Previous servant to 五郎, later the adoptive father of 於福, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀小六「はちすか ころく」(also 正勝 「まさかつ」) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
– 七内「なない」- Younger brother
– Married to 松波「まつなみ」
– – 亀一「かめいち」- Son

Retainers:
稲田大炊助「いなだ おおいのすけ]
青山新七「あおやま しんしち」
長井半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」
松原内匠「まつばら たくみ」

Others:
国吉「くによし」- Gunsmith/blacksmith
渡辺天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
難波内記「なんば ないき」- Spy disguised as a Komuso
仁田彦十「にった ひこじゅう」- Subordinate

(蜂須賀正利「はちすか まさとし」- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Head of the Saito clan
– 斎藤義龍「さいとう よしたつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Son

明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - serves under Dosan
– 又市「またいち」- Underling / foot soldier

堀田 道空「ほった どうくう」- Chief retainer
弥平治光春「やへいじ みつはら」- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
– 明智光安「あけち みつやす」- Father
春日丹後「かすが たんご」- Military commander

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
– 卯月「うづき」- Nobunaga’s faithful, old horse
– 織田信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
– – 織田与三郎「おだ よさぶろう」- Younger brother
– – 織田信行「おだ のぶかつ」(Other name: 信成「のぶなり」) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
平手 政秀「ひらて まさひで」
– 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」(nickname: 五郎左「ごろうざ」) - First son
– 監物「けんもつ」- Second son
– 甚左衛門「じんざえもん」- Third son
– 雨宮勘解由「あめみや かげゆ」- Servant
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」(common name: 新五郎「しんごろ」/ nickname: 佐渡「さどう」) (served under Nobunaga too)
– 美作守「みまさかのかみ」- Younger brother
青山 信昌「あおやま のぶまさ」(common name: 与三右衛門「よそうえもん」)
内藤 勝介「ないとう しょうすけ / かつすけ」

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
柴田勝家「しばた かついえ」(Nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)

Others:
市川大介「いちかわ だいすけ」- Archery master/instructor
平田三位「ひらた さんみ」- Master of military strategy
浅野又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
がんまく - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
斯波義統「しば よしむね」- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
– 斯波義銀「しば よしかね」- Son

Imagawa Clan
今川義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo

Retainers:
松下之綱「まつした ゆきつな」(common name: 加兵衛「かへい」)
飯尾豊前「いのお ぶぜん」
多賀能八郎「たがのう はしろう」(nickname: 能八「のうはち」)

Takeda Clan
太郎義信「たけだ よしのぶ」- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
上泉 信綱「かみいずみ のぶつな」(also: 上泉 伊勢守「かみいずみ いせのかみ」) - Founder of the 新陰流「しんかげりゅう」school of Kenjutsu
– 疋田小伯「ひきた しょうはく」- Disciple
– 神後五六郎「かんご ごろくろう」- Disciple

塚原 卜伝「つかはら ぼくでん」- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People

• 阿倍仲麻呂「あべ の なかまろ」ー Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

• 白楽天「はく きょい」ー Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: 白楽天「はく らくてん」in Japan. (Late 700s)

• 道元「どうげん」(or 道元禅師「どうげん ぜんじ」ー Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as 栄西禅師「えいさい ぜんじ」) (Early / mid 1200s)

• 空海「くうかい」ー The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: 弘法大師「こうぼう だいし」born as: 佐伯 眞魚「さえき の まお」(late 700s / early 800s)

• 源頼政「みなもと の よりまさ」ー Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

• 平 重盛「たいら の しげもり」ー Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

• 桓武（天皇）「かんむ（てんのう）」ー 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

Volume II: 1555 - 1562

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan
– 織田 信広「おだ のぶひろ」- Older brother
– 織田 信行「おだ のぶゆき」(also: 信勝「のぶかつ」) - Younger brother
– 織田 お市「おだ おいち」- Younger sister

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

Military Commanders
浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」
– こひ - Wife
– 寧子「ねね」- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
– おや屋「おやや」- Youngest Daughter
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」(nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(Common name: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」
佐久間 盛重「さくま もりしげ」(also know as: 大学「だいがく」)
山口 守孝「やまぐち もりたか」(also known as: 海老丞「えびのじょう」)
柘植 友顕「つげ ともあき」(also known as: 玄蕃「げんば」)
梶川 一秀「かじかわ かずひで」
佐久間 信辰「さくま のぶとき」
佐々 政次「さっさ まさつぐ」
岩室 重休「いわむろ しげやす」
簗田 政綱「やなだ まさつな」(also known as: 弥二右衛門「やじえもん」)
毛利 良勝「もうり よしかつ」
中川 重政「なかがわ しげまさ」

Retainers
佐久間 盛政「さくま もりまさ」(nickname: 玄蕃「げんば」)
森 可成「もり よしなり」(Other name: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
– 蘭丸「らんまる」- Son
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」(Common name: 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)

Others
山淵 右近「やまぶち うこん」- Magistrate
– 山淵 義遠「やまぶち よしとお」- Father (Chief Vassal)
道家 清十郎「どうけ せいじゅうろう」- Wealthy farmer and lord

戸部 新左衛門「とべ しんざえもん」- Castle commander
水野 帯刀「みずの たてわき」- Castle Guard
服部 一忠「はっとり かずただ」(also called: 小平太「こへいた」) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(childhood name: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
– 佐脇 良之「さわき よしゆけ」(also known as: 藤八郎「とうはちろう」) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
斎藤 義龍「さいとう よしさつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」)
– 孫四郎「まごしろう」- Brother
– 喜平次「きへいじ」- Brother
– 斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Father

Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
明智 光安「あけち みつやす」- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
– 明智 秀満「あけち ひでみつ」- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

Imagawa Clan
今川 義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo
– 今川 氏真「いまがわ うじざね」- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
– 太原 雪斎「たいげん せっさい」- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
伊丹 康直「いたみ やすなお」(also known as: 権阿弥「ごんあみ」)
庵原 忠縁「いはら ただより」(also known as: 将監「しょうげん」)
斎藤 利澄「さいとう としずみ」(also known as: 掃部介「かぶのすけ」)
関口 氏経「せきぐち うじつね」
富永 氏繁「とみなが うじしげ」(also known as: 伯耆守「ほうきのかみ」)

Others
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」(Childhood name: 竹千代「たけちよ」// Other name: 元康「もとやす」) - Retainer
– 築山「つきやま」- Wife
– 榊原 忠政「さかきばら ただまさ」- Vassal
– 石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」- Loyal follower
朝比奈 主計「あさひな かずえ」- Samurai
井伊 直盛「いい なおもり」- Retainer

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Daimyo

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
酒井 正親「さかい まさちか」(also known as: 与四郎「よしろう」)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
松平 親俊「まつだいら ちかとし」(also known as: 左馬助「さまのすけ」)
杉浦 吉貞「すぎうら よしさだ」(also known as: 八郎五郎「はちろうごろう」)

Miyoshi Clan
三好 長慶「みよし ながよし」- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
松永 弾正 久秀「まつなが だんじょう ひさひで」

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
足利 義輝「あしかが よしてる」- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
細川 晴元「ほそかわ はるもと」- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

Non-affiliated
鵜殿 甚七「うど (の) じんしち」- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

Volume III: 1562 - 1570

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田 信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Hideyoshi
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
( – – 浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Father)
( – – おや屋「おやや」- Younger sister)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant
– おつみ - Older sister

Military Commanders
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」
佐久間 信盛「さくま のぶもり」
林 秀貞「はやし ひださだ」
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」
菅屋 長頼「すがや ながより」
織田 広良「おだ ひろよし」(cousin to Nobunaga)
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(also called: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
川口 宗勝「かわぐち むねかつ」(Common name: 久助「きゅうすけ」)
日比野 六大夫「ひびの ろくだゆう」
梶田 直繁「かじた なおしげ」(also called: 隼人「はやと」)
松原 内匠「まつばら たくみ」
堀尾 吉晴「ほりお よしはる」(also called: 茂助「もすけ」)
– 堀尾 泰晴「ほりお やすはる」(also called: 吉久「よしひさ」) - Father
森 可成「もり よしなり」(also called: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(also known as: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
飯尾 尚清「いいのお ひさきよ」
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」
蒲生 氏郷「がもう うじさと」
荒木 村重「あらき むらしげ」

Matsudaira Clan → name change to → Tokugawa Clan
松平 元康「まつだいら もとやす」(name change: 徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」) - Leader of the Matsudaira Clan
– 竹千代「たけちよ」- Eldest son

Military Commanders
石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」
酒井 忠次「さかい ただつぐ」

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also called: 小六「ころく」// new name because it’s a new year so why not, let’s have a new name: 彦右衛門 正勝「ひこえもん まさかつ) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
– 松波「まつなみ」- Wife
– 亀一「かめいち」- Eldest son
– 又十郎「またじゅうろう」- Cousin

渡辺 天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
長井 半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」- Retainer

Ujiie Clan
氏家 直元「うじいえ なおもと」- Military Commander

Takeda Clan
武田 義統「たけだ よしずみ ／ よしむね」- Military Commander

Kanbe Clan
山路 弾正「やまじ だんじょう」- Military Commander

Date Clan
伊達 政宗「だて / いだて まさむね」(also know as: 独眼龍「だくがんりゅう」(one-eyed dragon) - Leader of the Date clan

Miyoshi Clan
十河 存保「そごう まさやす」- Military Commander

Mino Province
大沢 次郎左衛門「おおさわ じろうざえもん」(nickname: 虎「とら」) - Lord of Unuma Castle
斎藤 龍興「さいとう たつおき」- Daimyo

Military Commanders
不破 光治「ふわ みつはら」(also called: 平四郎「へいしろう」)
安藤 定治「あんどう さだはる」(also called: 範俊「のりとし」)
竹中 重治「たけなか しげはる」(also called: 半兵衛「はんべえ」)
– 竹中 善左衛門「たけなか ぜんざえもん」- Subordinate

Aki Province
福島 市松「ふくしま いちまつ」- Son of Hideyoshi’s aunt

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
細川 藤孝「ほそかわ ふじたか」(also known as: 幽斎「ゆうさい」) - Military Commander
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Military Commander

Unaffiliated
恵瓊「えけい」- Travelling monk
尾州 風客「びしゅう ふうきゃく」- Mountain Hermit
千利休「せんのりきゅう」- Ultimate tea master
曽呂利 新左衛門「そうり しんざえもん」(also know as: 杉本「すぎもと」) ー Scabbard maker

Volume IV: 1570 - 15??
(Currently 1570/71)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」(Nickname: 魔王「まおう」）- Leader of the Oda Clan
– お市「おいち」- Younger sister

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Hideyoshi
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife

Military Commanders
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(also known as: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
蜂屋 頼隆「はちや よりたか」(also known as: 兵庫「ひょうご」)
佐久間 信盛「さくま のぶもり」
坂井 政尚「さかい まさひさ」(also known as: 右近「うこん」)
竹中 重矩 「たけなか しげのり」(also known as: 久作「きゅうさく」) - Younger brother to 重治
竹中 重治「たけなか しげはる」(also known as: 半兵衛「はんべい」) - Older brother to 重矩
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also known as: 小六「ころく」& 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)
堀尾 吉晴「ほりいお よしはる」(also known as: 茂助「もすけ」)
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」
氏家 直元「うじいえ なおもと」(also known as: ト全「ぼくぜん」)
安藤 守就「あんどう もりなり」
武井 夕庵「たけい せきあん」
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(also known as: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)

Children (of the Lords/Samurai etc.)
加藤 清正「かとう きよまさ」
福島 正則「ふくしま まさのり」
森 成利「もり なりとし」(also known as: 蘭丸「らんまる」)

Tokugawa Clan
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」- Leader of the Tokugawa clan

Military Commanders
榊原 康政「さかきばら やすまさ」
大久保 忠世「おおくぼ ただよ」
本多 忠勝「ほんだ ただかつ」(also known as: 平八郎「へいはちろう」)
石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Leader of the Takeda clan

Military Commanders
穴山 信君「あなやま のぶただ」(also known as: 梅雪「ばいさつ」)
仁科 盛信「にしな もりのぶ」 (5th son of Takeda Shingen)
山県 昌景「やまがた まさかげ」
内藤 昌豊「ないとう まさとよ」
小幡 信定「おばた のぶさだ」
小山田 虎満「おやまだ とらみつ」

Azai Clan
浅井 長政「あざい ながまさ」- Leader of the Azai clan (Married to Nobunaga’s younger sister)

Military Commanders
大野木 秀俊「おおのぎ ひでとし」
樋口 直房「ひぐち なおふさ」
磯野 員昌「いその かずまさ」(also known as: 丹波「たんば」)
遠藤 直経「えんどう なおつね」(also known as: 喜左衛門「きざえもん」)

Rokkaku Clan
六角 義賢「ろっかく よしかた」(also known as: 承禎「じょうてい」) - Leader of the Rokkaku clan

Asakura Clan
朝倉 景健「あさくら かげたけ」- Military Commander

Sassa Clan
佐々 成政「さっさ なりまさ」- Military Commander

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
Military Commanders
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」
細川 藤孝「ほそかわ ふじたか」
和田 惟政「わだ これまさ」

[Natsuha]

Apr 22
I was super lazy and just read some magazines in japanese.

6753 pages read

[jul]

Played Lost Sphear for ~1h

A few words from today:

整備 - maintenance
絶好調 - in perfect form
名残 - remains
順調 - doing well, all right
目をつぶる - to turn a blind eye

I like this roller coaster of “oh, what a breeze, I understand everything they say” and “what is going on, I don’t get anything in this paragraph”…^^

[Cathm2]

24/4 12 pages シャドーハウス, 7 pages Spy Family (finished mission 36), aDoBJG ばかり and ばよかった

Mostly a day off supposedly but ending up working a bit which cut into reading time!

[polv]

Apr 24, Mon of Week 5 of Spring Q2 2023

• 四月は君の嘘 Vol.3

• うたわれるもの

I might take it too hard with both today.

Words of the day

• ゆったり = (on-mim) easy; has leeway; comfortable. 緩(ゆる)やかでゆとり.
• うずうず(.) = (on-mim) itching to do something
• どばどば(.) = (on-mim) pouring out in large amounts. Blood in context (only just to look scary).
• キョンシー(.) = Jiangshi - Wikipedia (僵尸 / 殭屍), a Chinese hopping vampire
• めくるめく = to blind; to make dizzy, from charm, losing reasons = 目眩(めくるめ)く
• さらけだす = to expose; to lay bare; to divulge = さらけ出(だ)す
• 窺(うかが)う = to peek for a state, waiting for a chance
• 戦(おのの)く = to shudder (from fear, cold, excitement). Has Furigana.
• 気負(きお)う = to get pumped up
• 手懐(てなず)ける = to tame
• 荒(あ)らし回(まわ)る = to break into, here and there
• 抜(ぬ)きん出(で)る = to surpass; to tower above
• つぎ込(こ)む = to invest in = 注(つ)ぎ込(こ)む
• 気(き)が滅入(めい)る = to feel depressed. I thought of 魅入(みい)る, but this one is to fascinate.
• 頬杖(ほおづえ)をつく = to rest the chin in one’s hand, using elbow to put up
• 持(も)ち切(き)り = talk of the town. In Kana.
• 石畳(いしだたみ) = stone paving
• 総立(そうだ)ち = standing all at once (e.g. audience, in excitement)
• 気晴(きば)らし = diversion; relaxation
• 賜物(たまもの) = fruit of one’s labor. In Kana.
• 没頭(ぼっとう) = sinking oneself in; being absorbed
• 付箋(ふせん) = Post-it note; sticky note
• 拠(よ)り所(どころ) = foundation / support
• 足掛(あしが)かり = foothold
• 肩入(かたい)れ = backing
• 名(な)だたる = famous
• 空元気(からげんき) = putting on a brave face
• 輩出(はいしゅつ) = outstanding people appearing one after another
• 肩口(かたぐち) = top of the shoulders; neck collar
• 喝采(かっさい) = cheers; ovation
• 上々(じょうじょう) = excellent; better than all others = 上乗(じょうじょう)
• 朗々(ろうろう) = clear (voice)
• 哀愁(あいしゅう) = sorrow; grief
• 豪胆(ごうたん) = bold; courageous
• 堅実(けんじつ) = solid; reliable
• 端正(たんせい) = clean; orderly
• 獰猛(どうもう) = savage; ferocious
• 技巧(ぎこう) = technical skills; finesse = 優(すぐ)れた技術(ぎじゅつ)
• 超絶(ちょうぜつ) = transcendence
• 布石(ふせき) = strategic first movements. I thought of 宣戦布告(せんせんふこく) and 定石(じょうせき).
• 若造(わかぞう) = youngster. Just unexpected Kanji.
• 節(ふし)くれだった手(て) = hand with rough and body joints (knotty)
• 懐刀(ふところがたな) = one’s right hand man
• 風上(かざかみ)にも置(お)けない = a disgrace to a whole group of people. Cannot be put to upwind.

[nyxqueenofshadows]

ah, the old ‘swap everything that should be hiragana for katakana’ trick, gets me every time

[Weevil89]

23／04／23
Reading goal:

Japanese Short Stories (Level 2) - Story 1 (100%) > (16% total)

今晩は、皆さん！今日は一夕話の本（いっせきわ）を買いに決めました。第一話を完成（かんせい）してしまった。
話は七夕（たなばた）に関してなかなか面白かったです。

Summary:
織姫（おりひめ）と彦星（ひこぼし）は二つの星で毎日働いてもまだ結婚していなかった。ある日神様はお互いに紹介をしてあげて早めに恋人になった。

だが、その二人がデートなどばかりして働くのをやめ他のせいで神様は困ってだんだん起こりました。結局、神様は ”毎日にあってはいけない”と言っていました。代わりに、年に一日一月会うことができることになっていました。七夕はその7月7日です。

I hope you found this interesting! Until next time!

じゃ、また明日！

[lucylavelle]

April 24th!

Today I read Chapter 4 of Ruri Dragon. It was a fun chapter that introduced some new characters.
I also did a bit of reading in a game I’m playing in Japanese, but I was just getting the rough gist of what was being said since it was a bit tough, had no furigana and it wasn’t vital that I understood everything since it was just story stuff that didn’t impact the gameplay.

(Home Post)

[Redglare]

Home post // April 24

・薬屋のひとりごと 5 (40% → 47%)

I had time to read a bit in the morning :3 The expression 藪(やぶ)から棒(ぼう) (=bolt from the blue; complete surprise) reminds me of the scarecrow in Howl’s moving castle, Turnip-Head, in when he’s stuck in the bush.

[NicoleIsEnough]

Home Post

Pages read:

What I read:

OK, at least I stuck to my plan of cleaning up my pile of books
It took me one more day, but today I managed to finish ifの悲劇. It was pretty wild, and very very confusing, but the conclusion clarified a big deal. But still a crazy plot.

For this week, my plan is as follows:

•   告白 (with the Natively Mystery club)
•   Flesh&Blood Vol. 12 (with the F&B club)

From Friday, I will be travelling, so I have no idea how much time I’ll have for reading. The first week will be the toughest because I will travel with a Japanese friend (which means lots of speaking and listening practice but probably not so much time for reading). After that I’ll travel alone for some time so I hope to be able to spend some time in the evenings with books.
In case you wonder where I’ll be travelling: https://community.wanikani.com/t/travelling-around-the-uk-want-to-meet-up/61391

[Weevil89]

今晩は、polvさん。単語を分けてくれてありがとうございます。正直なに一つも知らなかったが勉強して今度の授業にいくつかを練習するつもりです。「四月は君の嘘」の漫画はそんな単語があるなんて知らなかった、びっくりしました。

じゃ、頑張って！

[MaraVos]

Finished にゃんにゃん探偵団! I feel a little silly being so pleased with myself for finishing it in three days, but there was a time that it would have taken me the ~three months it took the ABBC, so I’ll go on feeling pleased.

Then I read the first three chapters (that is to say, 11 pages) of しろくまカフェ, basically because it is the next book that the ABBC read that I own. When I originally read this I gave up pretty quickly, but now it is very doable – provided that I use the vocabulary list for the long and elaborate ダジャレ scenes.

[iterimpius]

21-24 April
Home post

Hello, happy Monday! Hope everyone can have a great week ahead!

• 21/4: 44min, 56% •
• 22/4: 6min • 47min, ch. 116 •
• 23/4: 14min •
• 23/4 8min •

[WaniTsunami]

2023年4月25日

今日は同じゲームをしていました。何も変わってないです。

つまらないアップデートごめん。

じゃねー

[DIO-Berry]

Home

April 24
季節を愉しむ366日
4/25

不可解ふかかいなぼくのすべてを 2
start - 23

Seasons was about how farmers are hard at work preparing their planting plans at this time of year.

I was a little apprehensive about starting Fukakai since I remembered how vol 1 ended, but the start wasn’t too depressing. I read until I felt like I should go to sleep in order to be awake and alert at work.

[Izabelle]

Level 0 stories：トムちゃんの光と闇
Level １ stories: 落花生は おもしろい、 ゆみこちゃん と サリナちゃん 、肉球

[lady_nelle]

April 24
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日本語500問N3・pg 30
I’m finding the reason why I get some questions wrong is my lack of vocab or not remembering exactly how something is said even if I know what the question is asking for. The back of the book has kanji, vocab/expression, and grammar expression lists, so I might pause after getting through week one and work through that first.

日本語基本文法辞典・ばかり pg 87
Made a post about my thoughts in the bookclub thread here. I started typing these out in sections in Notepad++. It just makes things easier for me to understand without the romaji and in some cases, translations of the sentences. Also made a playlist of grammar videos to listen to as review when I’m doing other stuff.

二ノ国白き聖灰の女王
Finished all available side quests that I found except for 2. Tomorrow I’ll continue working on the story.

[javerend]

４月２４日 (Home Post Link)

Was super busy packing stuff and setting up services for my new place today; it hurt to see all my manga and books going into boxes, but they’ll be freed again soon enough! One nice thing was that I got to physically feel the weight of every volume i’ve already read in japanese, since i tried to keep that shelf mostly separate all those pages really add up!

I’m leaving out the last few volumes of ylia and a few other english books, but everything else is packed up, so if I manage to finish this before the month is up (possible but seems unlikely) I will have to resort to alternative sources for reading material

Read:

• 四月は君の噓 ch 29

Word(s) of the Day:
屈辱（くつじょく）ー disgrace; humiliation​
無慈悲（むじひ）ー merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling​
触発（しょくはつ）ー touching off (something); triggering; sparking; provocation; inspiration​