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

Redglare · June 19, 2023, 9:22pm

・薬屋のひとりごと 9 (18% → 23%)

Read a bit while going to work, got hearing aid! for the first time (my age: 26) because sometimes I have a hard time picking up what people are saying, went back to work, barely read anything on the way back home. I’m looking forward to being able to hear what people are saying and fewer social awkward situations because of it :3!

Today’s random word: 食(た)べ盛(ざか)り = growing child’s hearty appetite

lucylavelle · June 19, 2023, 9:52pm

June 19th!

Today I read Chapter 92 of Shadows House - which ended with another cliffhanger! I really want to read the next chapter, but I’m going to try to be disciplined and wait until next week to read it with the club.

(Home Post)

DIO-Berry · June 20, 2023, 12:56am

Home

June 19
季節を愉しむ366日
6/20

吸血鬼ドラキュラ
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桜蘭高校(おうらんこうこう)ホストクラブ1
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ジョジョの奇妙な冒険35
148 - 203 (end)

不可解なぼくのすべてを 5
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風(かぜ)の谷(たに)のナウシカ
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JoJolands
44 pages

Seasons was all about mint, or 薄荷(はっか). It seems like it used to be rare until Westerners brought more varieties over. Seasons recommends trying it in meat dishes. Also today is mint day because it’s the twentieth.

Araki senseiiiii, please I am begging, announce volume 1 of JoJolands already… I wanna mark it as completed on my list This has got to be one of the chunkiest volumes since that one dummy thicc one in Part 6.

On the other side of things, I finished vol 35 in Part 4. I feel like the manga version of “Let’s Go Hunting” is better than the anime version. Whereas in the anime version it’s implied that Josuke is squeamish about using bullets to take out the second rat, in the manga, it’s because he’s worried about the math involved and his skills. I feel like this arc is really helping resolve the tension/apprehension between Jotaro appearing to be a very experienced stand user and Josuke’s perspective that Jotaro’s level of skill is at some awesome/unattainable level while Jotaro helps build Josuke’s confidence and self image (after all, what kind of response was it that Josuke gave in the first chapter?! That he’s some insignificant bother!) by making him realize that he both is capable of completing highly skilled tasks and that also there are some things only he can do. I wouldn’t say that Jotaro does the best job of this, but he does it in a very Jotaro way that just works for his character.

After “Let’s Go Hunting” is “岸辺露伴(きしべろはん)の冒険(ぼうけん),” which 1) cute title tie in and 2) there was usage of 奇妙(きみょう) in these two chapters too. For this one, I’m inclined to say the anime does it better so far. Some details are revealed at the beginning and I think that the anime improved the timing. Also, I felt like Rohan had interestingly Tim Burton stop-motion character vibes. Nightmare before Christmas was out by then. Although the main guy in Corpse Bride has the most resemblance I feel, but that wasn’t out until much later. Vincent came out about 10 years earlier, so that’s possible, but I feel like the style isn’t as similar there. Of course it’s totally possible that it’s more of an original style or that I just don’t recognize the reference. I feel it’s likely there is a reference though.

ResFort · June 20, 2023, 3:04am

Guys, excuse my intrusion, I don’t actively participate in this thread, but I came across some dialogue I can’t figure the kanji out, and I didn’t find any threads on “what is this kanji”. So I took the liberty of posting this question here, I hope you don’t mind, and I’m sure you reading experts out there will be able to help me out:

Is the last kanji some sort of variation of 言? I just couldn’t find it on Jisho. If that is just 言った then it all makes complete sense, I suppose. Thanks in advance!

javerend · June 20, 2023, 3:13am

６月１９日 (Home Post Link)

Read:

今度は殺されたくないアザラシさん ch 3 - 13 - I wasn’t in a very good reading mood today, but this manga just kept pulling me along That is approximately the end of the first volume, except i’ve been reading the free chapters on pixiv and then the locked ones on pocket magazine’s site since I have a bunch of credits there already
イジらないで、長瀞さん ch 130 - got a notification this was out as I was getting read to finish reading for the day, so just zipped through it

おまけのアザラシー

Yep! It’s just in a font that’s more handwriting-y, but if you look at the stroke order diagram for 言 on jisho you’ll see it’s written like this

ResFort · June 20, 2023, 3:18am

Thank you so much!! I figured it was the case, just couldn’t put my finger on it. I grew so used to the “standard” font (whatever that means lol) that all different variations throw me off sometimes.

DIO-Berry · June 20, 2023, 3:18am

It’s not particularly active, but this thread is a go to for figuring out kanji

The grammar and language questions threads are also great to check out.

ResFort · June 20, 2023, 3:20am

That’s right, I remember coming across that thread in the past, just forgot about it… Thank you for the heads-up!

polv · June 20, 2023, 4:25am

This one is simply textbook font (with stroke orders) vs Mincho / Gothic. Anyway, see various fonts here and here.

enbyboiwonder · June 20, 2023, 4:58am

Home

◎６月１９日◎

There’s an excessive heat warning in north Texas active thru Wednesday. It’s super humid and was still nearly 90° (feels like 96°!) at 9:30 p.m. when I went outside to check if the people doing work on the gas lines in the neighborhood had dug in our yard today (they did, and that’s what knocked out internet this afternoon, apparently, and idk how to fix it since I’m the only one at home rn. I expected to lose gas, not internet. I’ve still got 5G but it freaking stinks; I can only reliably do stuff when it randomly decides to switch to 4G, but it never lasts and always switches back to 5G… I wish I could disable 5G). The high is supposed to be ~100° with the heat index closer to 120°…

Disgusting.

55 pages of 好きになるのが、怖い。reading ch 6-8 and finishing the book. Decided to just get it out of the way today. It wasn’t a chore, but it was a slog. So they don’t like each other, screw once, and then suddenly are “in love.” Boring. It did not get redeemed in the second half, either. Actually I think it continued to get worse. I’m very glad to have this one behind me.

polv · June 20, 2023, 7:11pm

June 20, Tue of Week 13 of Spring Q2 2023

史記 Vol.5 呉越燃ゆ (中) Ch.9-11 (end volume)

Also featuring 孔子(こうし)

うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Words of the day

ふんだん = have abundant. Originally from 不断(ふだん).
ゆとり(.) = leeway; margin. Like 余裕(よゆう) + 取(と)る?
だらしない(.) = sloven; careless; loose; untidy
当座(とうざ) = for the time being; temporary
今(いま)なお = even now = 今尚(いまなお)
徒(いたずら) = futile = 徒(いたず)ら. Sounds like 悪戯(いたずら).
穫(と)る = to harvest. See 取(と)る. Kanji from 収穫(しゅうかく).
削(そ)ぐ = to chip off; to sharpen a stick; to tone down the atmosphere
穿(うが)つ = to bore (a hole); to drill through
たまげる = to be astonished; to be amazed = 魂消(たまげ)る
見咎(みとが)める = to find fault with questions; to challenge with questions
種籾(たねもみ) = seed rice. Can grow to rice plant, but got 蒸(む)す in context.
伐(き)り出(だ)す = to cut down lumber. 伐(き)る is for cutting down (切(き)る) trees = 伐採(ばっさい).
腹(はら)に据(す)え兼(か)ねる = cannot suppress one’s anger
筋金入(すじがねい)り = hardcore; dedicated; strict-type. 筋金(すじがね) is metal reinforcement.
筏(いかだ) = raft. From joining bamboo / logs to make a raft on the water. Well, that’s when you lumber (伐(き)る) bamboos (竹(たけ)).
楔(くさび) = wedge. Rotten days. Anyway, making a pledge (契約(けいやく)) to control woods (木(き)).
もず = bull-headed shrike, a kind of bird = 百舌(もず)
摩滅(まめつ) = wearing off; abrasion
お家芸(いえげい) = one’s forte
歓心(かんしん) = favor (ingratiate oneself / trying to win others)
抗争(こうそう) = feud; contention; rivalry
叛徒(はんと) = rebels = 反徒(はんと)
寸断(すんだん) = rending to pieces
席巻(せっけん) = sweeping conquest; carrying everything along = 席捲(せっけん). Sounds similar to 石鹸(せっけん) .
殺生(せっしょう) = cruel; heartless
哀願(あいがん) = plead; plea
不順(ふじゅん) = unfavorable (e.g. weather). Somewhat like 不調(ふちょう)?
養魚場(ようぎょじょう) = fish hatchery; fish breeding farm
落成(らくせい) = completion of construction (of a building)
中原(ちゅうげん) = from the contests; from the central district, i.e. from the bests
質素(しっそ) = plain; reserved; simple
浪費(ろうひ) = wasteful consumption; extravagance; wasting
寄進(きしん) = contribution; donation. Like 寄与(きよ) / 寄付(きふ), but also 先進(せんしん)?
諫言(かんげん) = cautionary advice. From the verb 諫(いさ)める.
万物(ばんぶつ) = all creation
共食(ともぐ)い = mutually destructive competition; cannibalism
弁説(べんせつ) = vocal displaying of skills
涯(はて) = horizon; far end of fields, mountains and seas. See 果(は)て.
豚小屋(ぶたごや) = pig pen; place to keep pigs. Somehow the character also gets the innards (do butchery?), so 嘗胆(しょうたん) (from 臥薪嘗胆(がしんしょうたん)) = 豚(ぶた)の胆(きも)を嘗(な)めて耐(た)えて.
- Liver is normally 肝(きも), but gallbladder becomes 胆嚢(たんのう), and also 大胆(だいたん).
- 嘗(な)める is 舐(な)める, though the Kanji is also used in 嘗(かつ)て.
- The Kanji for 胆(きも) is 䏣 instead, in context.

Zakarius · June 20, 2023, 7:38pm

The Reading Meadow

June 20th
新書太閣記 progress: 49.93% // Volume VI: 52.78%

Today’s Bonus Colours

錆浅葱さびあさぎ - Subdued Green/Blue
(A dull mid-grey blue/green. The 錆 here is used to mean that it’s a dull, low saturation colour.)

水色みずいろ - Water Colour
(The colour of the surface of lakes, rivers and the sea)

Words found in a tree stump

旺ん＝盛ん「さかん」(Prosperous; flourishing; thriving)

Words Found Under the Water
無色透明「むしょくとうめい」ー Colourless and transparent
華麗「かれい」ー Splendid; magnificent

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 - 1574

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」
鳥居忠広「とりいただひろ」
高木広正「たかぎひろまさ」

Attendants
野中重政「のなかしげまさ」

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」
馬場信春「ばばのぶはる」(also known as: 信房「のぶふさ」)

Azai Clan
浅井長政「あざいながまさ」- Leader of the Azai clan
– お市の方「おいちのかた」- Wife (Nobunaga’s younger sister)
– 茶々「ちゃちゃ」- 1st daughter
– お初「おはつ」- 2nd daughter
– 万寿丸「まんじゅまる」- 1st son (heir to the Azai clan)

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」)
藤掛永勝「ふじかけながかつ」(also known as: 三河守「みかわのかみ」)

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
足利義昭「あしかがよしあき」ー 15th Shogun of the 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」

Volume V: 1574 - 1579

Oda Clan
織田信長「おだのぶなが」(Nickname: 魔王「まおう」）- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田信忠「おだのぶただ」- 1st Son

弥助／弥介「やすけ」- (African Born) Retainer & weapon bearer for Nobunaga.

Military Commanders
脇坂安治「わきざかやすはる」(also known as: 甚内「じんない」)
稲葉良通「いなばよしみち」(also known as: 一鉄「いてっつ」)
前田利家「まえだとしいえ」(also known as: 又左衛門「またざえもん」)
福富秀勝「ふくみずひでかつ」(also known as: 平左衛門「ひざえもん」)
佐々成政「さっさなりまさ」
柴田勝家「しばたかついえ」(also known as: 権六「ごんろく」)
野々村正成「ののむらまさなり」(also known as: 三十郎「さんじゅうろう」)
丹羽長秀「にわながひで」(also known as: 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」)
蒲生氏郷「がもううじさと」
佐久間信盛「さくまのぶもり」
池田恒興「いけだつねおき」(also known as: 信輝「のぶてる」)
滝川一益「たきがわかずます／いちます」
明智光秀「あけちみつひでえ」(also known as: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
武井夕菴「たけいせきあん」
松井友閑「まついゆうかん」
山内一豊「やまうちかずとよ」
黒田孝高「くろどよしたか]
– 黒田長政「くろだながまさ」- Son

木下藤吉郎「きのしたとうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi / Kinoshita Tōkichirō
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
– – 木下吉定「きのしたよしさだ」- Younger brother
– 羽柴秀勝「はしばひでかつ」(also: 於次丸「おつぎまる」) - Adopted son (4th son of Nobunaga)
– 羽柴秀長「はしばひでなが」(also: 小一郎「こちろう」) - Younger brother

Hideyoshi’s Followers
蜂須賀正勝「はちすかまさかつ」(also known as: 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)
– 小六家政「ころくいえまさ」- Son
生駒甚助「いこまじんすけ」
加藤作内「かとうさくない」
増田長盛「ましたながもり」(also known as: 仁右衛門「にえもん」)
大谷吉継「おおたによしつぐ」(also known as: 平馬「へいま」)
一柳直末「ひとつやなぎなおすえ」(also known as: 市助「いちすけ」)
木下勘解由「きのしたかげゆ」
小西行長「こにしゆきなが」(also known as: 弥九郎「やくろう」)
山内一豊「やまうちかつとよ／かずとよ」(also known as: 猪右衛門「いえもん」)
福島正則「ふくしままさのり」(also known as: 市松「いちまつ」)
加藤清正「かとうきやまさ」(also known as: 虎之助「とらのすけ」)
仙石秀久「せんごくひでひさ」(also known as: 権兵衛「ごんべえ」)
石田三成「いしだみつなり」
平野長泰「ひらのながやす」(also known as: 権平「ごんぺい」)
加藤嘉明「かとうよしあきら」
糟屋武則「かすやたけのり」
竹中重治「たけなかしげはる」(also known as: 半兵衛「はんべい」)

Non-Military
岡部又右衛門「おかべまたえもん」- Master carpenter

Imagawa Clan
今川氏真「いまがわうじざね」- Head of the Imagawa clan

Tokugawa Clan
徳川家康「とくがわいえやす」- Head of the Tokugawa clan
– 松平信康「まつだいらのぶやす」(also: 三郎「さぶろう」) - 1st Son

Military Commanders
近藤平六「こんどうひいろく」
石川重政「いしかわしげまさ」(also known as: 又四郎「またしろう」)
松平家忠「まつだいらいえただ」
奥平定能「おくだいらさだよし」
渡辺守綱「わたなべもりつな」(also known as: 半蔵「はんぞう」)
酒井忠次「さかいただつぐ」
本多広孝「ほんだひろたか」
松平伊忠「まつだいらこれただ」
石川数正「いしかわかずまさ」
榊原康政「さかきばらやすまさ」
平岩親吉「ひらいわちかよし」
本多忠勝「ほんだただかつ」(also known as: 平八郎「へいはちろう」)

Samurai
大賀弥四郎「おおがやしろう」
山田八蔵「やまだはちぞう」
大岡忠相「おおおかただすけ」(also known as: 忠右衛門「ちゅうえもん」)

Ashigaru
鳥居強右衛門「とりいすねえもん」）

Takeda Clan
武田勝頼「たけだかつより」- Head of the Takeda clan

Military Commanders
跡部勝資「あとべかつすけ」(also known as: 大炊「おおい」)
山県昌景「やまがたまさかげ」
武田信廉「たけだのぶかど」
穴山信君「あなやまのぶただ」
馬場信春「ばばのぶはる」(also known as: 美濃守「みののかみ」)
真田信綱「さなだのぶつな」
原昌胤「はらまさたね」(also known as: 隼人佐「はやとのすけ」)
土屋昌次「つちやまさつぐ」
小幡信真「おばたのぶざね」(also known as: 上総介「かずさのすけ」)
長坂虎房「ながさかとらふさ」(also known as: 長閑「ちょうかん」)
小笠原信嶺「おがさわらのぶみね」(also known as: 掃部「かもん」)
甘利信康「あまりのぶやす」
小山田信茂「おやまだのぶしげ」
内藤昌豊「ないとうまさとよ」
菅沼定忠「すがぬまさだただ」

Uesugi Clan
上杉謙信「うえすぎけんしん」- Head of the Uesugi clan

Mori Clan
毛利輝元「もうりてるもと」- Head of the Mori clan
安国寺恵瓊「あんこくじえけい」- Military monk

Military Commanders
小早川隆景「こばやかわたかかげ」
吉川元春「きっかわもとはる」
渡辺又左衛門「わたなべまたざえもん」

Kodera Clan
小寺政職「こでらまさもと」- Head of the Kodera clan

Military Commanders
黒田職隆「くろだもとたか」

Amago Clan
Military Commanders
山中幸盛「やまなかゆきもり」(also known as: 鹿之介「しかのすけ」)
尼子勝久「あまごかつひさ」

Ukita Clan
宇喜多直家「うきたたおいえ」- Head of the Ukita clan

Retainers
長船綱直「おさふねつななお」
戸川達安「とがわみちやす」
岡越前守「おかえちぜんのかみ」
花房職秀「はなぶさもとひで」

Jesuits
ニェッキ・ソルディ・オルガンティノ (Gnecchi-Soldo Organtino) - Italian missionary

Volume VI: 1579 - 15??
(Currently 1581)

Oda Clan
織田信長「おだのぶなが」(Nickname: 魔王「まおう」）- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田勝長「おだかつなが」(childhood name: 御坊丸「ごぼうまる」) - 5th son
– 森成利「もりなりとし」(also known as: 蘭丸「らんまる」) - Attendant

Military Commanders
佐久間信盛「さくまのぶもり」
谷衛好「たにもりよし」
浅野長政「あさのながまさ」(also known as: 弥兵衛「やへい」)
高山右近「たかやまうこん」
細川藤孝「ほそかわふじたか」
– 細川忠興「ほそかわただおき」- Son
津田信澄「つだおぶずみ」
滝川一益「たきがわかずます」
丹羽長秀「にわながひで」(also known as: 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」)

木下藤吉郎「きのしたとうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi / Kinoshita Tōkichirō
– 豊臣秀長「とよとみひでなが」(also known as 羽柴小一郎「はしばこいちろう」) - Half-brother

Hideyoshi’s Followers
竹中重治「たけなかしげはる」(also known as: 半兵衛「はんべい」)
– おゆう - Younger sister
– 栗原熊太郎「くりはらくまたろう」- Servant and samurai
– 黒田長政「くろだながまさ」(also known as: 松寿丸「しょうじゅまる」) - Adoptive/Rescued son
黒田孝高「くろだよしたか」(also known as: 官兵衛「かんべい」)
– 村田吉次「むらたよしつぐ」(also known as: 兵助「ひょうすけ」) - Horseman / Cavalry guard
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」)
– 渡辺天蔵「わたなべてんぞう」- Nephew
石田三成「いしだみつなり」
加藤嘉明「かとうよしあきら／よしあき」
片桐且元「かたぎりかつもと」
古田重勝「ふるたしげかつ」
中川清秀「なかがわきよひで」(also known as: 瀬兵衛「せひょうえ」)

Kodera Clan
小寺政職「こでらまさもと」- Head of the Kodera clan

Military Commanders
母里友信「もりとりのぶ」(also known as: 太兵衛「たへえ」)
栗山利安「くりやまとしやす」(also known as: 善助「ぜんすけ」)
井上之房「いのうえゆきふさ」(also known as: 九郎「くろう」)

Bessho Clan
Military Commanders
別所長治「べっしょながはら」
後藤基国「ごとうもとくに」
中村忠滋「なかむらただしげ」

Mori Clan
Military Commanders
吉川元春「きっかわもとはる」
奈佐日本之介「なさやまとのすけ／にほんのすけ」

Todo Clan
藤堂高虎「とうどうたかとら」- Leader of the Todo clan

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Seasons was about the summer solstice 夏至(げし). It was interesting to read that the solstice is as important as Christmas in Sweden. I asked a Swedish friend and she said it’s about on that level, which really surprised me.

It was a busier than expected day so I only got to one chapter of JoJo. Hopefully tonight I’ll have more time.

lucylavelle · June 21, 2023, 12:35am

June 20th!

Today I read Chapter 6 of ロジカとラッカセイ. I’ve been enjoying this manga much more than I was expecting to.
I was thinking it would just be a light fun children’s story (I was definitely judging a book by its cover!), but its actually very thought provoking sometimes and has some much darker themes than I expected it to.

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enbyboiwonder · June 21, 2023, 3:47am

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It seems the 新装版 of the バッテリー manga continues past the original one and is still coming out. When I found them, there were 9 volumes while the original had 8, so it was possible they were the same, just compiled differently, similar to the アタック!! one. I ended up getting the original version since it was easier to buy it (got a 全８巻 set cheap thru CDJapan’s proxy service). Today, I saw the new version had a vol 10 and that Bookmeter has previews for the new version, so I checked it against my set… and it’s longer. So it seems I’m gonna have to try and get my hands on the new version, replace the original.

Anyway, while doing that, I happened upon a baseball novel (あの空はキミの中) illustrated by Yuniwa Chikage, who’s illustrating the バッテリー manga, and though Amazon has it and it was released in 2019, Bookmeter doesn’t have it at all?? I wanted to read the preview if there was one. I’m in a baseball mood today.

Aside from BTTF2 this morning, everything I read or watched today was baseball. I added quite a few baseball terms to my bookmarks in Shirabe.

バッテリー ch 1-6, finishing vol 1 and starting vol 2. I didn’t have as much trouble with the Okayamaben as I’d feared; I guess reading that novella helped. Maybe I won’t have any trouble with it when I start the novels! I wonder why Takumi doesn’t speak it though, especially since Seiha does (reminds me a bit of Chika, except we get to see the traumatizing stuff that happens to Takumi in middle school). Also, the characters do look different between the manga and anime, but not so much that they’re unrecognizable as each other (unlike kazetsuyo).
summary of バッテリー ep 1 on the booklet (leaflet? It’s just one sheet folded in half, I’m not entirely sure which it counts as) that comes with that volume of the anime
12 pages of ステージ・オブ・ザ・グラウンド, reading the prologue and starting ch 1, leaving off on pg 25. I started over since it’s been quite a while and I didn’t get very far anyway. I feel like I’m still looking up just as much, but I also feel like I understand more. I’m pretty sure I commented this last time, but I love how Yukito and Suguru call each other 相棒 and 親友, respectively. They’ll use each other’s names too, but whenever one uses a nickname, the other always answers with his. It’s cute.

Some vocab of note:

黄金 (おうごん) [n., の-adj.] golden; prosperous; excellent; superb
堂に入る (どうにいる) [expression, ラ五] to become an expert; to be a master at

Redglare · June 21, 2023, 5:46am

Home post // June 20

・薬屋のひとりごと 9 (23% → 35%)

Went to sleep super early, forgot to post. I got some reading done, even if not book clubs

javerend · June 21, 2023, 6:21am

６月２０日 (Home Post Link)

Read:

aDoBJG - に 1-7, that’s a lot of に. It is also crazy to think that we started working on this… almost 3 months ago? and the club pace is only 1/3rd of the way through the basic volume. Even as far ahead as I’ve gotten I’m still only about halfway done
今度は殺されたくないアザラシさん ch 14 - just a short read today

Today’s bonus seal. so studious!

fallynleaf · June 21, 2023, 9:21am

I’m amazed at how far ahead you are! I don’t think I could go any faster than the club’s pace myself, though admittedly, hunting for examples and doing random deep dives into one-off notes in the entries slows me down a bit, haha . I kind of like the slow pace, though. It gives me time to get answers to questions that normally I’d just breeze past when learning from a textbook.

All of us are going to be experts on the contents of that book when we’re finally done, haha. We’ll know all of its weird and occasionally confusing quirks.

Zakarius · June 21, 2023, 4:15pm

The Reading Meadow

June 21st
新書太閣記 progress: 50.71% // Volume VI: 60.94%

Today’s Bonus Colours

浅葱色あさぎいろ - Pale Blue/Green Colour
(Like the blueish-green found on sprouting onions)

御納戸色おなんどいろ - Storeroom Colour
(A dark green-blue)

Words found in a tree stump

饗応「きょうおう」ー Treating to dinner; entertaining with food and drink

Words Found Behind the Storeroom Curtain
混用「こんよう」ー Using together
貯蔵「ちょぞう」ー Storage; preservation