๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š Read every day challenge - Winter 2022 โ˜ƒโ„

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Tanuki Scroll XL: ็”Ÿใ่‚ใฎ็›ฎ่–ฌ :pray:

Read todayโ€™s folktale from Chiba prefecture!

About a ใŠใฐใ‚ใ•ใ‚“ who loses her sight, the story takes a pretty dark turn but at least it has a happy ending.

โ˜† Learnings โ˜†

New Words

็ดๅฑ‹ใ€Œใชใ‚„ใ€ใƒผ Shed; Barn; Outhouse
้€”็ซฏใ€ŒใจใŸใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Just now; in the act of; as soon as
ไฝ•ใฆไบ‹ใ€Œใชใ‚“ใฆใ“ใจใ€ใƒผ My Goodness! Holy fudge! (I think Iโ€™ve heard this before [Yakuza Iโ€™m looking at you], just never seen it)
ๅ†ฅ็ฆใ€Œใ‚ใ„ใตใใ€ใƒผ Happiness in the next world; the spirit finding peace after death. Can be used (as in the story) like: ๅ†ฅ็ฆใ‚’็ฅˆใ‚‹ [ใ‚ใ„ใตใใ‚’ใ„ใฎใ‚‹ใ€ใƒผ to mean โ€œto pray for the departed / to pray for someoneโ€™s soul to reach happiness/nirvanaโ€
ๆœญๆ‰€ใ€Œใตใ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ€ใƒผ Temple which gives out amulets
่ฅฟๅ›ฝไธ‰ๅไธ‰ๆ‰€ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใ”ใใ•ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ€ใƒผ Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage: a pilgrimage of 33 Buddhist temples in the Kansai region, all dedicated to the goddess Kannon.


@Natsuha, happy birthday!! :tada:


:astonished: !!

Loving all the aquatic life info youโ€™ve been sharing :whale:
And the penguins! :penguin:

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