📚📚 Read every day challenge - Summer 2023 😎☀

[DIO-Berry]

July 8

季節を愉しむ366日
July 9

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険37
140 - 183 (end)

桜蘭高校ホスト部1
138 - 158

Zucca x Zuca ヅッカヅッカ
22 - 52

Seasons was about 小暑(しょうしょ) morning glories or 朝顔 in Japanese. They came from China as seeds in the Nara era and were originally used as medicine. Also did you know an alternative name of the princess in the 七夕 story is 朝顔姫?

I didn’t realize this was the last bit of main story line for Ouran . It feels weird to think I’ll be done with the volume next week. I’m hoping to come across the whole series next time I go to the city, since I’m going to a different one this time. If I don’t find it then, I’ll order online from BOOKOFF.

Wow. I didn’t expect Yukako to be worse than in the anime. Also not sure which one Aya is creepier in.

I kinda fell asleep reading Zucca x Zuca . It’s too funny and relatable. In one of the bits, the mom finds the daughter’s otaku funeral plans. I don’t plan to have an otaku funeral, but I did tell/message my parents about what to do with my otaku goods in case I have an untimely death lol. I’m glad my friend lent me this. It’s not a series I’d buy I think, but I would definitely read it at a manga cafe or something. I’ll probably finish this volume and then read just a chapter of the other volume since it’s text heavy. I realized that this summer I’ll probably be in 4 simultaneous book clubs (Nausicaa, Ouran, Behind the Super, and a private one) plus doing my JoJo reading. Looking at the rows of books… I don’t think I’ll finish JoJo this year, but hopefully I can ramp up my speed in the fall!

[fallynleaf]

@Akashelia

The way of writing Japanese dates is so smooth. How would that look like with the year? 年 something? With our calendar year or period year?

They also often write dates like this: 2023.07.08, sometimes with the optional 0s, sometimes without them. Or like 7.8 if the year isn’t necessary. I’d say using Arabic numerals and periods is probably the most common way I see it written on twitter, at least in the context of pro wrestling, haha (which is a context where dates are frequently mentioned).

I use the “7.8” style for show dates on my translation account because that’s what Mr. Haku did for his translation tweets, and I got used to that format when keyword searching to find old translations and such. That’s by far the most common format used for wrestling show dates, to the point that “イッテンヨン” (1.4) has become an entire thing in itself in Japanese pro wrestling.

The nice thing about the 2023.07.08 format is that it’s pretty intuitively readable to people used to the American style (month/day/year) as well as people who are used to the European style (day/month/year). So I’ve started defaulting to it when posting online for international audiences.

I also started using it for organizing my files because the way computers read numbers, it’ll ensure that your files are in perfect chronological order when you sort them alphabetically (and periods often work better than slashes or hyphens when naming or tagging things).

[enbyboiwonder]

Home

・７月８日・

Finally, finally, finally I’ve finished Six Four. The end was pretty good, but half if not more of it was just a giant slog. I definitely am not interested in getting this one in Japanese (although keeping people straight mighta been easier in JP. Half the characters have a name starting with the letter M, and at least the kanji and thus the feel would be different, whereas in EN they all just blur into a big blob. Even if the Mi names are all 三, that’s still only a fraction of the total M names. Pretty much any time any M name other than Mikami or Mikumo came up, I was like, “Uh, well, you sure are someone…”) or any of Yokoyama’s other stories tbh. Even if he does mostly write short stories… eh.

I also finished Deep Wizardry, the second novel in Support Your Local Wizard, and in only two days! I’d vaguely remembered parts of the first novel from reading it in high school, but I didn’t remember any part of this. Watch me remember the third though lmao. Anyway this is apparently not just a trilogy like I’d always thought, but a longer series with at least 5 books, so I’m gonna have to find the others at some point too. Augh, and I’m getting more books soon, both JP and EN. If I don’t start reading more of my EN ones again, my to-read pile’s gonna become unwieldy. “Oh, it’s fine, I can read it in a day or two!” only works when you actually read them, Danny!

• 月刊少女野崎くん issue 39-40 + おまけ, finishing vol 4! (I didn’t read the character profiles, though)
• アオのハコ ch 10

I had wanted to finish the first half of さいとう高校 today too, I think ch 7 was only 31 pages, but alas, I didn’t even touch it. So many things I wanna read, only so many hours in a day!

[Clovie1]

July 8th
(Home Post)

Read three chapters (68-70) from シャドーハウス 6! The plot’s been moving so fast these few chapters that I just wanted to keep reading, and luckily I had the time to do so today!

[javerend]

７月８日 (Home Post Link)

I got home after work and decided today was pom poko time, so didn’t have much time for reading Tomorrow is off and no plans, so should be able to catch up on book clubs and work a bit more on ラブひな

Read:

• ラブひな rest of ch1
• aDoBJG ー -し and -し-

[Ashurino]

…: Ashura’s Home Post :…

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Learn Natively: Ashura's profile | Natively

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Currently reading

• ちいさな森のオオカミちゃん (WaniKani Bookclub)
• Blood Lad
• おかえり、パパ (Reread)
• スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり

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Goals

• Improving reading comprehention
• N3 end of year

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Daily Updates (total new words: 107)

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7月8日 (11)

見込む - to anticipate/to place confidence int
決める - to carry out successfully (yet another meaning)
がつんと言う - to tell a person (something) emphatically
相応しい - appropriate
具合 - condition
具合が悪い - unwell
模様 - pattern
痺れる - to become numb / to go to sleep
ジメジメ - damp / depressing
物音 - sound
着地 - landing

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7月9日 (6)

試練 - trial
落とし穴 - pitfall
二手 - two groups (e.g. as in splitting up)
賛成 - agreement
小言 - scolding
狡い - unfair

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7月10日 (missed day)

I didn’t read that day. I was traveling by plane, the flight got delayed, lost my luggage and arrive around midnight. So
I wasn’t in the mood and felt to stressed all day.

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7月11日 (4)

無視 - ignoring
気絶 - fainting
張り合う - to compete/to play along
ポンコツ - piece of junk (derogatory)

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7月12日 (0)

Just read through old manga (correcting a friends reading; learning kana)

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7月13日 (1)

Again, just read through old manga (correcting a friends reading; learning kana)
行き成り - abruptly, without warning

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7月14日 (1)

Again, just read through old manga (correcting a friends reading; learning kana)
日頃 - normally; habitually​

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7月15日 (6)

Those words in that combination look bad without context. ^^"
裸 - nude
男娼 - male prostitute
側室 - concubine
女帝 - empress
帝国 - empire
舐める - to lick

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7月16日 (missed day)

I didn’t read that day. Was dealing with migraine and slept most of the day.

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7月17日 (7)

Read this weeks part of the Absolute Beginners Book Club.
揃う - to be all present
物知り - walking dictionary
山頂 - summit (of a mountain)​
目印 - landmark
連れ回す - to drag (someone) around​
道案内 - showing the way
言われてみれば - now that you say that; now that you mention it​

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7月18日 (missed day)

Was to exhausted

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7月19日 (0)

I thaught some beginners Japanese and read dialogs with them, if that counts?

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7月20日 (5)

Reread old book for with a friend.
最低 - the worst
抱きつく - to clingingly hug
情けない - shameful
二人とも - both of them
然るべき - proper

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7月21日 (missed day)

Nothing read sadly…

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7月22日 (32)

I added some words from bunpro and the ABBC chapter of this week.

Bunpro (1)
行為 - action, conduct

ちいさな森のオオカミちゃん [108–117, 11 pages] (4)
偵察 - scouting, surveillance
星空 - starry sky
本番 - the real performance
打ち上げる - to launch (e.g. fireworks)

Blood Lad [80-86, 6 pages] (9)
仕組み - mechanism (how it works)
さっぱり - to not get it (yet another way to use it)
てんでバラバラ - various very different things
再構築 - reconstruct
怠い - bothersome; pain in the but
兄貴 - elder brother
身内 - relative
厄介 - bothersome
定着 - to establish (e.g. a nickname)

スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり [19-32, 14 pages] (18)
反省 - to reconsider
乞う - to beg
佐々木 - Sasaki
喫煙所 - smoking corner
煙草 - tabaco
小腹 - stomache (yet another word)
察する - to guess
察しいい - guess
ちょっかいを掛ける - to meddle (in someone’s affairs);
拗ねる - to pout
と言っても - although I say
焼酎 - Soju
花粉症 - hay fever
鈍い - dull
巻き込む - to drag into
しばく - to hit (kansai dialect)
製菓 - confectionery production​
個包装 - individual packaging

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7月23日〜27日 (No book reading 😭)

Sorry… Work held me up…

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7月28日 (12)

I started reading the first 2 chapters of " 情緒をめちゃくちゃにしてくる女" which is from the same author as “おかえりパパ”. And omg… I am in love with this book. I am used to that author and really really enjoy this book soo much.
Words I added to my list:
正面 - decent; proper
初対面 - meeting for the first time
騙す - to trick
期待 - expectations
がっかり - to disappoint
深入り - getting deeply involved
噎せる - to choke on (e.g. beer)
小銭 - small change
見っとも無い - shameful
挽回 - recovery
いざって時 - at the critical moment
沸く - to get excited (at)

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7月29日 (21)

I was reading along the ABBC assignment and learned a lot of words… T-T (13)
Also read the assignment of the BBC and had a less new words.

第一回 - first time
競技 - competition
種目 - event
豪華 - gorgeous
賞品 - price
一回戦 - first game
綱引き - tug of war
借り物競走 - scavenger hunt race
条件 - condition
満たす - to meet a condition/to satisfy
ゴソゴソ - rustling around
態と - on purpose
お人好し - good-natured
取り引き先 - client/customer
半額 - half price
接客 - serving customers
でかでか - in a big way
上司 - one’s superior
態度 - attitude
気配り - attentiveness
生意気 - cheeky
滅茶苦茶 - absurd (I heard and used that one a lot in Japan, however I did not know that it has kanji.)

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[Mz-X]

7月7日-8日 ~HOME POST~

	バガボンド	79	→	86 chapter	+7
	俺は星間国家の悪徳領主！	11	→	12.5 chapter	+1.5

Thankfully バガボンド went from 2 dudes staring at each other to 2 dudes bathing, with so much dialogue I could finally slow down. I guess reading pages without text is indeed faster than stumbling through archaic dialogues with historical references.

2 dudes in a bath:

And a chonky cat(h):

I needed to make it rhyme somewhat.

[mo_ji]

blew through second story from コーヒー and i ugly cried haven’t cried reading a book in years. so sad

[lyricaluck]

home post

July 9

Read about half of part 6 of さくらいろの季節, which started off with a HECK of an escalation, the bullying of 直終 going from dirt poured in her locker and mean prank calls to a sudden stabbing attempt with basically no buildup, so that was a fun bit of whiplash that kept me reading for a while - only stopped because my next book order is slated to come while I’m at work tomorrow, and I’m going to need something to read during my lunch break Also made it through about 50 pages of 名探偵コナン vol. 1, with very few lookups (admittedly mostly because I’ve seen all of this animated before so I’ve already got a general idea of what’s happening). Thinking I’ll finish off さくらいろ tomorrow, then tackle コンビニ人間 as my next project!

today’s vocab

大目玉を喰らう（おおめだまをくらう）- to be severely scolded
どよめき - commotion, clamor
濁る（にごる）- to get polluted, to become muddy
青白い（あおじろい）- pale, pallid, ashen

[picklejar399]

July 8th: [Home Post]

Not really going to update my reading list today since I tried something different and read a few pages of Puniru is a Cute Slime. The first few pages were fine, but then I got kicked around on the next few panels. I had a lot of vocabulary lookups and a grammar point that I did not recognize; however, all in all my first crack at reading native material went alright. Obviously, I have much further to go, but I’m happy with how much progress I have made so far! I will jump back into Crystal Hunters again tomorrow.

[ekuroe]

3 July

告白 86% - 100%

Finally finished 告白!! I lost all my motivation after falling behind on the book club in exam season and barely touched it for a while, but I can move on now

告白 was definitely a big challenge for me, especially reading at the book club pace in the first few weeks. Even though I mostly just ‘got the gist’ of everything, probably with a considerable loss of nuance, I still enjoyed reading it. Now I can watch the movie and get a perhaps fuller picture of the story.

I think コンビニ人間 should be somewhat easier after reading 告白, so now I can try to catch up with the IBC Primer club… (as well as finishing 世界から猫が消えたなら, of course)

[AryaBolton]

Progress report: July 2nd to July 8th

Link to my Home Post

Days read: 4 out of 7
Book read: About 8% of 迷子になっていた幼女を助けたら、お隣に住む美少女留学生が家に遊びに来るようになった件について. I am now at 15.99%. The reviews on Learn Natively were right: a lot of repeated words, which is good, but the story itself so far is a little dull.

[Pflaumentee]

6 pages ふらいんぐうぃっち today! (which is not a lot, yes, but since I leveled up and wanted to also try and fight against the newly build lesson mountain, I feel like it’s still an okay~ish day)
Sometimes I really want to read more, but sometimes I just can’t convince myself to keep reading despite being interested in the story. There should be more time in the day, 24 hours is not nearly enough.
Let’s go on the streets and riot for more time or less need for sleep

(Since I have time for english manga though, maybe I should just try and get better so I can read everything in japanese without getting tired, problem solved?)

[nyxqueenofshadows]

9th july

home post

another short read today, just the one fate episode (ペンギー’s, do people really find this kind of thing cute??) and another (25 min) section of k2’s majima story. this was actually probably about half pure reading anyway, so definitely worth it! i really liked the latter half of the scene with makoto, majima only says one line in that entire scene but his facial animations say it all.

[polv]

July 9, Sun of Week 2 of Summer Q3 2023

• aDoJG/Basic : ので, のに, Xのは Nだ

• 予言の島 Ch.1 - 2

• うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Words of the day

• そっちのけ = ignoring. Well, 退(の)ける to that thing (そっち).
• 行(い)く先々(さきざき) = everywhere one goes. Probably related to 行(い)く先(さき), and then 行(い)き先(さき).
• 人当(ひとあ)たりがいい = sociable
• 清々(すがすが)しい = refreshing
• 場違(ばちが)い = out of place; inappropriate
• 牙(きば)を剥(む)く = to bare (show) fangs at; to snarl at
• 見限(みかぎ)る = to abandon; to discontinue patronage
• 対(つい)になる = to form a pair
• 所帯(しょたい) = household; establishment
• 会心(かいしん) = congenial; by heart
• 確固(かっこ)たる = resolute
• 上等(じょうとう) = Bring It On!
• 仮眠(かみん) = nap
• 静養(せいよう) = convalescent rest
• 心療内科(しんりょうないか) = psychosomatic medicine. Internal medicine causes of psychiatric disease.
• 大手(おおて) = major company
• 罵倒(ばとう) = abuse
• 白磁(はくじ) = white porcelain
• 木偶(でく) = wooden doll. デク人形(にんぎょう) in context.
• 手合(てあ)い = that kind of people. Sounds like 相手(あいて) as well.
• 木刀(ぼくとう) = wooden sword. Some other words include 木剣(ぼっけん).

[Zakarius]

Seaside Reading

July 9th
新書太閣記 progress: 56.04% // Volume VII: 16.66%

Short read!

Words the Tide Washed Ashore

The waves were too small to carry any words on them

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 - 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 信忠「おだ のぶただ」- Eldest son
– 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」)
河尻 秀隆「かわじる ひでたか」
津田 元嘉「つだ もとよし」(also known as: 九郎次「くろうじ」)
長谷川 与次「はせがわ よじ」
関 成重「せき なりしげ」
赤座 永兼「あかざ ながかね」(also known as: 七郎右衛門「しちろうえもん」)

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

Takeda Clan
Military Commanders
跡部 勝資「あとべ かつすけ」
仁科 盛信「にしな もりのぶ」
木曾 義昌「きそ よしまさ」

Akechi Clan
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(also known as: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)

Military Commanders
斎藤 利三「さいとう としみつ」

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

Unaffiliated
海北 友松「かいほう ゆうしょう」- Painter

Volume VII: 1582 - 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 信忠「おだ のぶただ」- Eldest son

Military Commanders
木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」/ 秀吉「ひでよし」- Toyotomi Hideyoshi / Kinoshita Tōkichirō

Hideyoshi’s Followers
宇喜多 秀家「うきた ひでいえ」
福島 正則「ふくしま まさのり」
黒田 孝高「くろだ よしたか」(also known as: 官兵衛「かんべえ」)
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also known as: 小六「ころく」)
一柳 直末「ひとつやなぎ なおすえ」(also known as: 市助「いちすけ」)
藤堂 高虎「とうどう たかとら」
大谷 吉継「おおたに よしつぐ」
仙石 秀久「せんごく ひでひさ」(also known as: 権兵衛「ごんべえ」)
生駒 正信「いこま まさのぶ」
宇喜多 秀家「うきた ひでいえ」

Mori Clan
毛利 輝元「もうり てるもと」ー Head of the Mori clan

Military Commanders
清水 宗治「しみず むねはる」(also known as: 長左衛門「ちょうざえもん」)
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」
上原 元将「うえはら もとすけ」

Fujiwara Hokke Clan
Military Commanders
上原 元将「うえはら もとすけ」

[meagstudies]

JULY 08 2023
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• 寄生獣２: 68% - 78%

Read half of chapter 13, stopped here because glancing at the next few pages there’s a lot of text. But today (July 9) I’ll work on finishing this chapter and maybe even the last chapter of the volume.

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Date	book	time / pages
9/7	•	24min • 1:18

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Thought I’d resume some of the わたしの幸せな結婚novel! 56% → 59％

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7月9日 (日)

Page 111 of １日１０分初級から始める読解１２０
Ouran - 6 pages (Ch 3 part 2)
コンビニ人間 - 2 pages
aDoBJG: ながら
A few Tobira entries

I’m now on track with the reading of Ouran, it’s the last part of volume 1 this week and I’m hoping to finish on time. Also managed to start on this week’s コンビニ人間, I read about 1/3 of the chapter, which was quite pleasant to read (though I encountered some troublesome sentences).
I’m working a bit on grammar this evening, I’ll be done with Ch 1 of Tobira soon (maybe in a day or two). Tomorrow I’m getting back to あん and hoping to get more listening practice during the day.

[Akashelia]

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The stars aligned today
Saw 内緒 for the first time in this week’s reading of ちいさな森のオオカミちゃん, and it was repeated in the chapter I read of よつばと! (chapter 25). Was quite a nice and light one, after last chapter’s fishing trip! Also there was several mentions of a ラブレター and a fun グッバイマイラブ so now I think I will remember what ラブ is
Really makes me appreciate reading, it cements vocabulary for me when it’s used in context. I’ve been trying recently to SRS with jpdb before starting on my next VN, but despite the example sentences, I don’t feel that it’s context enough to be retaining words that way. Maybe I’ll just jump in the VN and learn the words chronollogically instead of like now by frequency…