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

sddsdd · June 26, 2023, 3:20pm

Days 85-86 Progress:
わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?) 五巻 - 93.91% → 99.67% (完成)
優ラジオのウラオモテ #03 夕陽とやすみは突き抜けたい？ - 三巻 - 0.21% → 2.85%

Ended up not reading as much as I wanted to the last couple of days, but I finally managed to catch up on わたなれ!!! Yay!!! It’s my lengthiest reading venture since お隣(となり)の天使様(てんしさま), and god knows how long that took, so it feels pretty nice to actually complete something within a reasonable length of time… though it looks like future volumes will only get longer from now on…

Word of the Day: 八百長(やおちょう) - match fixing; put-up job; fixed game. The origin of this word apparently comes from a famous grocery store owner (hence 八百屋(やおや) + 長(ちょう)) who regularly played against a sumo wrestler in Go and far exceeded him in talent but purposely maintained an average win-loss ratio of 1:1 in order to encourage his patronage.

Zakarius · June 26, 2023, 3:57pm

The Reading Meadow

June 26th
新書太閣記 progress: 52.09% // Volume VI: 75.40%

Today’s Bonus Colours

縹はなだ／花田はなだ - Blue / (Blue) Flower Field
(A deep blue with a slight hint of green. The first name 縹 came from the Chinese for blue (specifically ‘pale blue’ but this colour isn’t very pale at all, but 縹 can be used in Japanese similar to 紺、藍、青 and such that it is a range of that shade not just one specific shade), the second name came into use from the colour being likened to that of a field full of asiatic dayflowers.)

勿忘草色わすれなぐさいろ - Forget-me-not Colour
(The light blue of forget-me-nots.)

群青色ぐんじょういろ - Ultramarine Colour
(A mid-light blue.)

Words found in a tree stump

以色列「イスラエル」ー Israel

Words Found Under the Forget-me-nots
移入「いにゅう」ー Introduction (from outside); bringing in; shipping in
金箔「きんぱく」ー Gold leaf; gold foil

勿忘草「わすれなぐさ」ー Forget-me-not
Also goes by the name of:
姫ムラサキ「ひめむらさき」
瑠璃草「るりぐさ」

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 1582)

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
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
– 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」)
堀尾吉晴「ほりおよしはる」(also known as: 茂助「もすけ」)

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

Jesuits
アレッサンドロ・ヴァリニャーノ (also known as: ヴァリニャーニ) - Italian missionary

polv · June 26, 2023, 5:35pm

June 26, Mon of extra week of Spring Q2 2023

aDoJG/Basic : ～みる, も
史記 Vol.8 李陵 (中) Ch.11-14 (end volume)
うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Words of the day

しこり = uneasiness; lingering feeling. Seems to be similar to 蟠(わだかま)り.
拗(こじ)らせる = to worsen (of illness)
悼(いた)む = to grieve over; to mourn. Same reading as 痛(いた)む (= to feel pain) and 傷(いた)む (= to be damaged).
吹(ふ)っ切(き)る = to get over (attachments)
嗣(つ)ぐ = to inherit (to a position) = 継(つ)ぐ. The Kanji feels like inheritance.
取(と)り立(た)てる = to appoint / to collect (debts)
危険(きけん)を冒(おか)す = to take risks
病(や)み付(つ)き = getting addicted to
舳先(へさき) = head of a boat; front part of a boat
碇(いかり) = anchor. An alternate Kanji for 錨(いかり).
お守(も)り = keeping company; babysitting. So, like 子守(こも)り. Different from お守(まも)り, though.
頂(いただき) = summit of a mountain
砂塵(さじん) = clouds of dust; sandstorm
滅多(めった) = reckless. Another meaning after 滅多(めった)に (…) ない = hardly; seldom.
吐血(とけつ) = bloody vomiting = 血反吐(ちへど)
評議(ひょうぎ) = conference

Redglare · June 26, 2023, 9:15pm

Home post // June 26

・薬屋のひとりごと 9 (57% → 59%)

Today I was amused by two words. The first one was 冗句(ジョーク) and it’s funny how the actual reading of the word fits with the word “joke” xD Btw, it’s the same 冗 as in 冗談(じょうだん).

The other word: 一石(ひゃくごじゅっキロ)

It’s getting crazy.

lucylavelle · June 26, 2023, 11:58pm

June 26th!

I was planning to read the next few pages of コンビニ人間, but after a page I decided I was way too tired to do that, and read a chapter of Hana ni Arashi instead.
I’ll probably need to reread the page of コンビニ人間 that I read today, because I definitely fell asleep a few times during reading it

(Home Post)

saidahgilbert · June 27, 2023, 1:20am

2023-06-27T01:20:00Z

Goodreads is busy so I’ll write my review on Ouran High School Host Club here.

1st reading: So many handwritten words! Well, I powered through but I mainly relied on my memory of reading the English translation and watching the anime for many of the plot points. At least, I can say that I got practice reading handwritten Japanese.

DIO-Berry · June 27, 2023, 1:42am

Home

June 26
季節を愉しむ366日
6/27

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36
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風(かぜ)の谷(たに)のナウシカ
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Seasons was about irises. Seasons is all that I got to I’ve been doing pretty well with avoiding revenge bedtime procrastination, but yesterday I ended up working pretty late and then didn’t catch myself spacing out after I finished work Time wasted doing nothing…

javerend · June 27, 2023, 3:15am

６月２６日 (Home Post Link)

I have fallen a bit behind on a few book clubs, but after today I have the next few days off and I’m also too sore to move, so I think I’ll catch up on everything

Read:

みかはな週末とりっぷ finished off the last chapter and bonus chapter before work. Really cute series! Just 3 girl besties going out after work to do some sightseeing and visit some cool shops and have some drinks and good food. there’s another volume, but I’ll save it for later I think. Not super super difficult, but some panels explaining how certain kinds of self-service alcohol bars work, or particular promotions for winning tickets to special events definitely stumped me for a bit. The art is really cute and there’s a lot of good looking food, so that’s a huge plus for me
aDoBJG お

Might read some more later but I have some stuff to take care of

windupbird · June 27, 2023, 4:31am

Yeah I ended up not having time to do it before I left If all goes according to plan, I’ll be home late on the 28th, so I’m planning to get it posted on the 29th! ^^

DIO-Berry · June 27, 2023, 4:34am

Thank you! Have a good and safe trip!

enbyboiwonder · June 27, 2023, 5:41am

Home

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バッテリー ch 30-31. I’ve been trying to use their voices from the anime best I remember/can, but ah, やっぱ, it’s really hard to use Umehara Yuuichirou’s voice for Kaionji. His manga version just doesn’t look like an Umeyuu character! Also Sada’s gotten Tajima’s voice (oofuri) since he reminds me of him and I’m not that familiar with his actual seiyuu’s voice lol
2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部第１〜６話のアイキャッチとあらすじ
18 pages of ステージ・オブ・ザ・グラウンド, finishing ch 1 and leaving off on pg 80! Considering a bunch of the other words that always get furigana in this book, I’m suprised 身体 doesn’t. Especially since in books with less furi than this, からだ only doesn’t get furi if it’s spelled 体. (The only other partial-furi book like this I’ve read, where there are some words that always get furi, some that only get furi the first time they appear in a chapter, and some that never get furi, was 青春サプリ, and that was definitely written at a lower level, so the disparity is a little weird. This very much seems like it should be a normal partial-furi book, where furi’d words only get it the first time they appear in a chapter.)

Some vocab of note:

繰り出す (くりだす) [他サ五] to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth
斜に構える (しゃにかまえる) [expression, 一] to look at cynically or ironically
一泡吹かせる (ひとあわふかせる) [expression, 一] to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone’s plans); to scare the hell out of; to give someone a blow
極秘裏に (ごくひりに) [adv.] in absolute secret. It’s 極秘 (absolute secret) + 〜裏に (in~).

simboubou · June 27, 2023, 3:16pm

Hello there !

I currently slowing down my SRS systems to have a bit more time to spend on daily reading.
I’d like to find an app to read small text / mangas in small sessions.

NHK news work, but I really don’t want to read the news. Does the paid version of Satori contain enough content ?
I checked Japanese.io, but the texts seem to be public-domain text that were not exactly curated. Am I missing something in here ?

polv · June 27, 2023, 4:19pm

June 27, Tue of extra week of Spring Q2 2023

aDoJG/Basic : もう, ～も～も
史記 Vol.9 李陵 (下) Ch.15-17 (start volume)
うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Words of the day

とくとく(.) = glug-glug (drinking)
かんかん = extremely furious. Also in かんかん照(で)り.
いみふ = meaning unclear; incomprehensible = 意味不明(いみふめい)
立(た)ち所(どころ)に = at once; immediately
うだる(.) = to be boiled, e.g. by hot weather. Sound changes from 茹(ゆ)だる, so paired with 茹(ゆ)でる (in 茹(ゆ)で卵(たまご)).
精根尽(せいこんつ)き果(は)てる = to use up all one’s energy and willpower
総毛立(そうけだ)つ = to have one’s hair stand on end; to get goosebumps
ご機嫌斜(きげんなな)め = to be in bad mood
瘴気(しょうき) = bad air; miasma. Feels somewhat opposite of 正気(しょうき) ?
気(き)まま = carefree / self-centered
負(ま)けじと = determinedly; resolutely. Not sure of the grammar, but probably will-not-lose.
最果(さいは)て = farthest limit (location)
失脚(しっきゃく) = losing one’s position (social standing)
無様(ぶざま) = unsightly
乱入(らんにゅう) = barging in
煽動(せんどう) = stirring up = 扇動(せんどう)
暴動(ぼうどう) = insurrection; uprising
朕(ちん) = We; Us. I only recall things like 余(よ) …
依怙贔屓(えこひいき) = favoritism. All Kana in context. I saw 贔屓(ひいき) in Kanji before.
泣(な)き寝入(ねい)り = crying to sleep
呼(よ)ばわり = branding as; calling as
力強(ちからづよ)い = forceful; powerful / reassuring

MissDagger · June 27, 2023, 4:25pm

As far as I know, Satori reader have quite a lot of content. I’m guessing that if you make a free account, it should be clearer how much content they have. But if you’re planing to only read a little every day, I’m pretty sure it is a good option.

We have had several people who’ve been reading Satori while doing these reading every day challenges.

Zakarius · June 27, 2023, 4:30pm

The Reading Meadow

June 27th
新書太閣記 progress: 52.50% // Volume VI: 79.64%

Today’s Bonus Colours

露草色つゆくさいろ - Asiatic Dayflower Colour
(A mid-bright blue. Despite meaning the same as 千草色 this one is lighter. So 千草色 is like ‘Dark Asiatic Dayflower Colour’ and 露草色 is ‘Light Asiatic Dayflower Colour’.)

黒橡くろつるばみ - Dark Sawtooth Oak
(A very dark blue, almost black. 橡 is an old name for the Sawtooth Oak and when used in colour names it refers to the dark greyish dye that can be made from the acorns. 黒 is used here to mean dark rather than black.)

Words found in a tree stump

逍遥「しょうよう」ー Ramble; saunter; wander; stroll
悶々「もんもん」ー Anguished; distressed; discontented

Words Found Under the Oak Leaves
友禅「ゆうぜん」ー Resist dyeing; Yūzen dyeing process
物体「ぶったい」ー Object; body; solid
抽象的「ちゅうしょうてき」ー Abstract