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[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Falling Leaf Party: Date 20220905

吾輩は狸である progress: 17.13%

Wagaha–cat is back to judging his master, as master picks his nosehair and is somewhat amazed by it.

Japanese found within the acorns

Meowords

上天気「じょうてんき」ー Fine weather
筆硯「ひっけん」ー Writing brush and inkstone; writing/composition; daily life of a writer
(though the furigana given here is: ふですずり)
原稿用紙「げんこうようし」ー Writing paper for Japanese (the ones with a square grid - one square = one character)
捻る「ひねる」ー To twist; to wrench; to turn; to wring
銅鑼「どら」ー Gong; tam-tam
舐め「なめ」ー Lick (also: 嘗め)
袈裟「けさ」ー Kasaya (clothing - Buddhism)
腹膜炎「ふくまくえん」ー Peritonitis

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@pm215

because I find the period and setting interesting.

I agree (sorry if it came across like I was saying it wasn’t), the setting/period is a really interesting part of Japanese history (and world history), it was a big turning point and so much was going on (good and bad). I think it was just the conversations in chapter 2 felt like they went on a bit too long with little else going on in between - and even in English I think I’d find them a bit much. But it’s also like you said, this is doubled by the fact it takes me awhile to get through each sentence, so light-hearted banter quickly becomes a trial to get through. Not to mention trying to understand and unravel the subtext and other connotations.

Chapter 3 has started in the same amusing vein as what I enjoyed about chapter 1 - there’s a back and forth between master and what he’s doing/saying and Wagahai-cat commenting on it in his pretentious fuzz-ball ways.