Day 29: January 29th
365日にっぽんのいろ図鑑
Time spent: 19 min
Today’s color: 媚茶 (こびちゃ) - I would characterize this as a…mucky brown? 
sorry if anyone likes this color but it’s not my favorite
While it’s not my favorite color, its name has a fun origin story - apparently it’s a mispronunciation of 昆布茶 (こぶちゃ) - kelp tea (which totally makes sense because this is a very kelp-y color).
I went on a learning journey today because I didn't understand how this color could possibly be characterized as flirtatious
- 艶っぽい (つやっぽい) - so, Jisho translates this as “romantic; spicy; coquettish,” which I thought really could not be correct in this context because…no offense but in what world is this color romantic, spicy, or coquettish? Kelp brown is not a flirtatious color? So I went to weblio for a monolingual take, which said " 色気がある。なまめかしい。" It seems like なまめかしい is not supposed to be like…~sexy sexy~ flirtatious (which was where my mind went when I read the English definition), but a more calm, elegant allure, which makes way more sense. So, J-J dictionary for the win here!
- なまり - corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
- 語呂 (ごろ) - sound (of a sentence); euphony
- 媚びる (こびる) - to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
- 重視 (じゅうし) - regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
- 洒落た (しゃれた) - stylish; smart; tasteful; fashionable; witty
まいにち暦生活 日本の暮らしを楽しむ365のコツ
Time spent: 12 min
Today’s reading was about 花びら餅 (はなびらもち) - which is sweet burdock (ゴボウ) and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi. I have absolutely zero frame of reference for what that would taste like xD
What else did I read?
お前、タヌキにならねーか? Vol 1
Amount read: 20 pages
Time spent: 24 min
I finished it :o We came back to the first girl again and had some deeply adorable moments between her and こがね丸 - first, she falls asleep on him and he turns her into a tanuki to carry her home (:333333) and then she invites him in for some food and he ends up falling asleep in tanuki form on her floor and she gives him some calming head pats when he has a bad dream 
I am definitely buying volume 2 the next time I place an amazon.jp order!! This is a great manga lol, I’m so glad I picked it up.
Good words
- 送別会 (そうべつかい) - farewell party
- 立ち話 (たちばなし) - talking while standing; standing around talking (I suppose I could have guessed that one LOL)
- 至急 (しきゅう) - urgently; promptly; at once; right away; without delay; as soon as possible
- 異様 (いよう) - bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
- 楽にする (らくにする) - to relax; to make oneself comfortable
- クチャラー - person who smacks loudly when eating; loud eater
- 特等席 (とくとうせき) - special seat; box seat
- どおりで - indeed; it’s no wonder
- 一眠り (ひとねむり) - nap; short sleep
- 選択肢 (せんたくし) - choices; alternatives; options
Oh, that’s awesome!! 
I’m glad they’re useful!
No worries about joining late, welcome! 
