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[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Beach Resort: Date 20220818

吾輩は狸である progress: 5.50%

The further I get in this novel the harder it is to believe that it’s over 110 years old, it feels really modern in places (if we ignore the outdated word usage), perhaps it goes to show that the relationship between humans and cats hasn’t really changed all that much in a whole century

Japanese found in the sand

Meowords

餅菓子「もちがし」ー Bean-jam cake
麺麭「めんぼう」ー Bread (Not really used any more because パン)
匙 「さじ」ー Spoon
御櫃「おひつ」ー Container for cooked rice (I’m sure I saw this the other day)
爛れ「ただれ」ー Sore; inflammation
澱粉質「でんぷんしつ」ー Starchiness
御三「おさん」ー Kitchen maid
詰腹「つめばら」ー Forced to commit seppuku; forced to bear the responsibility (of something) and have to resign your position

Forms
智慧 ＝ 知恵「ちえ」(Wisdom; wit)

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I had the sudden realisation that something was very wrong… I did not acknowledge THE CUTE SHARK

@windupbird

[cute shark]

Look. Look at him

Shark!!