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ใ‚ณใƒŠใฎๅคงๅ†’้™บ ็ฌฌ 38 ่ฉฑ :black_cat:

Kona becomes a hero!

Vocab
  • ใ‚บใƒซใ‚บใƒซ slowly slipping or drawing back; slithering
  • ๆ“ฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ [ใ™ใ‚Œใ‚‹] to be rubbed
  • ๅทฃ [ใ™] nest
  • ็‹™ใ† [ใญใ‚‰ใ†] to aim at
  • ๆฐ—ไป˜ใ„ใŸๆ™‚ใซใฏ [ใใฅใ„ใŸใจใใซใฏ] by the time I realized what was happening
  • ้ฃ›ใณๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹ [ใจใณใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹] to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon
  • ็„กๆˆ‘ๅคขไธญ [ใ‚€ใŒใ‚€ใกใ‚…ใ†] being absorbed in; losing oneself in; in a trance; feverishly
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3rd feb

forgot i had some stuff to do today that i should really have done earlier so even though i started my day earlier i still managed exactly the same amount of reading as normal. ah well. with that volume 4 of ่Ÿฒๅธซ has finished! (except the ๅพŒๆ›ธโ€ฆ) the previous two chapters were clearly written in an easier style to deceive me, cos this last one was rough (joke). loved the relationship between the two main characters though, itโ€™s rare to spend this much amount of time with the same couple of characters. relationships were a big theme in this volume in general actually, or at least a consistency. this chapter also had more kid ginko which is always welcome!

words that stuck out: ไบ”ๆœˆ้›จ (ใ•ใฟใ ใ‚Œ, early summer rain. had heard this word before but only just today realised what it was), ๆป (ใŸใ, waterfall), ่ฟ‘ใ„ใ†ใกใซ (ใกใ‹ใ„ใ†ใกใซ, before long)

also found some unexpected (separate) paper advertisements from 2003 which i had no idea were in the book even tho iโ€™ve been reading it for a week, so thatโ€™s fun. somehow i donโ€™t think theyโ€™ll let me mail order those full colour volumes of akira anymore :joy:

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Feb 3, Fri of Week 6 of Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ็ดฐ่ƒž Black Vol.8 Ch.45-46

Tomorrow! Today is just busy.

Words of the day
  • ่ฃœ(ใŠใŽใช)ใ† = to compensate for; to supplement. ่ฃœ(ใŠใŽใช)ใ„ๅˆ(ใ‚)ใ† = to complement. Single Kanji with longer Kana just takes time to recallโ€ฆ
  • ใพใ‹ใ‚Š้€š(ใจใŠ)ใ‚‹ = to go unpunished; to force oneโ€™s way through. Full Kanji is ็ฝท(ใพใ‹)ใ‚Š้€š(ใจใŠ)ใ‚‹
  • ๆ‚ช็ฟ’(ใ‚ใใ—ใ‚…ใ†) = bad custom
  • ๅˆถๅพก(ใ›ใ„ใŽใ‚‡) = governing; regulating
  • ๅƒญ่ถŠ(ใ›ใ‚“ใˆใค) = audacity; arrogance. In context as ๅƒญ่ถŠ(ใ›ใ‚“ใˆใค)ใชใŒใ‚‰
  • ๅฑˆๅผท(ใใฃใใ‚‡ใ†) = brawny; sturdy
  • ่ฃ…ๅกซ(ใใ†ใฆใ‚“) = loading (a cannon; a gun)
  • ๅˆ†ๅŒ–(ใถใ‚“ใ‹) = specialization; differentiation
  • ไฝต็™บ(ใธใ„ใฏใค) = concurrence; coincidence / complication on top of a disease
  • ๆฌ ้™ฅ(ใ‘ใฃใ‹ใ‚“) = a defect
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February 3rd
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 06.61% // Volume I: 76.65% :horse:

Lots of dense, descriptive sentences today, took quite awhile to get through them.

Words found under the kotatsu

ๆŠน้ฆ™ใ€Œใพใฃใ“ใ†ใ€ใƒผ Incense powder; incense
ๆฒใ€…ใ€Œใ—ใฟใ˜ใฟใ€ใƒผ Keenly; deeply; earnestly // (also: ๆฒใฟๆฒใฟ)
้šŠไผใ€ŒใŸใ„ใ”ใ€ใƒผ Rank/line of troops; formation; array; procession
่žบ้ˆฟใ€Œใ‚‰ใงใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Mother of pearl
้งฟ้ฆฌใ€Œใ—ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ‚ใ€ใƒผ Swift horse
่Œ้ป„ใ€Œใ‚‚ใˆใŽใ€ใƒผ Colour of a freshly sprouted onion; light green-yellow // (also: ่Œ่‘ฑ)
้‡‘่ฅดใ€Œใใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Gold brocade

Kanji
่€ณๆœถ ๏ผ ่€ณใŸใถ (earlobes)

Forms
ๅฏ”ใซ ๏ผ ่ช ใซใ€Œใพใ“ใจใซใ€(indeed; really; absolutely)
่Ÿ ๏ผ ๅฉฟใ€Œใ‚€ใ“ใ€(Husband; groom; son-in-law)

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 :thinking:

Volume I: 1535 - 15??
(Currently 1554/5)
ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใ€Œใฒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€/ ้‡ๅฃฒใ‚Šใ€Œใฏใ‚Šใ†ใ‚Šใ€

Family
ๆœจไธ‹ๅผฅๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใ‚„ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Father
โ€“ โ€“ ไน™่‹ฅใ€ŒใŠใจใ‚ใ‹ใ€- Old friend (serves under ็น”็”ฐ)
็ญ‘้˜ฟๅผฅใ€Œใกใใ‚ใฟใ€ใƒผ Step-father
ๅคงๆ”ฟๆ‰€ใ€ŒใŠใŠใพใ‚“ใฉใ“ใ‚ใ€// also ใŠๅฅˆๅŠ ใ€ŒใŠใชใ‹ใ€ใƒผ Mother
ใŠใคใฟ - Older sister
ๅฐ็ซนใ€Œใ“ใกใใ€- Baby brother
ๅŠ ่—คๆธ…ๆญฃใ€Œใ‹ใจใ† ใใ‚ˆใพใ•ใ€// also ๅผพๆญฃใ€Œใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
โ€“ Married to: ใŠใˆใค (sister of ใŠๅฅˆๅŠ )

Friends & Acquaintances
ไป็Ž‹ใ€ŒใซใŠใ†ใ€- Big kid friend
ๆ–ผ็ฆใ€ŒใŠใตใใ€(Nickname - full name: ็ฆๅคช้ƒŽใ€ŒใตใใŸใ‚ใ€) // ๆฅŠๆ™ฏ็ฆใ€Œใ‚ˆใ†ใ‘ใ„ใตใใ€(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
โ€“ ไบ”้ƒŽๅคงๅคซ ใ€Œใ”ใ‚ ใ ใ‚†ใ†ใ€// ็ฅฅ็‘žใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใšใ„ใ€(Chinese name) - Father
โ€“ ๆขจ็ดใ€Œใ‚Šใใ‚“ใ€- Mother
ๆจๆฌก้ƒŽใ€Œใ™ใฆใ˜ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Previous servant to ไบ”้ƒŽ, later the adoptive father of ๆ–ผ็ฆ, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ๅฐๅ…ญใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใ“ใ‚ใใ€(also ๆญฃๅ‹ ใ€Œใพใ•ใ‹ใคใ€) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
โ€“ ไธƒๅ†…ใ€Œใชใชใ„ใ€- Younger brother
โ€“ Married to ๆพๆณขใ€Œใพใคใชใฟใ€
โ€“ โ€“ ไบ€ไธ€ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใกใ€- Son

Retainers:
็จฒ็”ฐๅคง็‚ŠๅŠฉใ€Œใ„ใชใ  ใŠใŠใ„ใฎใ™ใ‘]
้’ๅฑฑๆ–ฐไธƒใ€Œใ‚ใŠใ‚„ใพ ใ—ใ‚“ใ—ใกใ€
้•ทไบ•ๅŠไน‹ไธžใ€ŒใชใŒใ„ ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€
ๆพๅŽŸๅ†…ๅŒ ใ€Œใพใคใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใใฟใ€

Others:
ๅ›ฝๅ‰ใ€Œใใซใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่”ตใ€Œใ‚ใŸใชใน ใฆใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้›ฃๆณขๅ†…่จ˜ใ€Œใชใ‚“ใฐ ใชใ„ใใ€- Spy disguised as a Komuso
ไป็”ฐๅฝฆๅใ€ŒใซใฃใŸ ใฒใ“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ€- Subordinate

(่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ๆญฃๅˆฉใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใพใ•ใจใ—ใ€- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ–Ž่—ค ้“ไธ‰ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใฉใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€- Head of the Saito clan
โ€“ ๆ–Ž่—ค็พฉ้พใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใ‚ˆใ—ใŸใคใ€(also: ้ซ˜ๆ”ฟใ€ŒใŸใ‹ใพใ•ใ€) - Son

ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰็ง€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ€(common name: ๅๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ในใ„ใ€) - serves under Dosan
โ€“ ๅˆๅธ‚ใ€ŒใพใŸใ„ใกใ€- Underling / foot soldier

ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ…‰ๆ˜ฅใ€Œใ‚„ใธใ„ใ˜ ใฟใคใฏใ‚‰ใ€- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ€“ ๆ˜Žๆ™บๅ…‰ๅฎ‰ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Father

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Daimyo
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไธŽไธ‰้ƒŽใ€ŒใŠใ  ใ‚ˆใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€- Younger brother
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Son (Successor to the Oda clan)
(Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ‰‹ ๆ”ฟ็ง€ใ€Œใฒใ‚‰ใฆ ใพใ•ใฒใงใ€
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€(common name: ๆ–ฐไบ”้ƒŽใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ”ใ‚ใ€)
้’ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆ˜Œใ€Œใ‚ใŠใ‚„ใพ ใฎใถใพใ•ใ€(common name: ไธŽไธ‰ๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ˆใใ†ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๅ†…่—ค ๅ‹ไป‹ใ€Œใชใ„ใจใ† ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ™ใ‘ / ใ‹ใคใ™ใ‘ใ€

Others:
ๅธ‚ๅทๅคงไป‹ใ€Œใ„ใกใ‹ใ‚ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ‘ใ€- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็”ฐไธ‰ไฝใ€Œใฒใ‚‰ใŸ ใ•ใ‚“ใฟใ€- Master of military strategy

Shiba Clan
ๆ–ฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใ€Œใ—ใฐ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚€ใญใ€- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle

Imagawa Clan
ไปŠๅท็พฉๅ…ƒใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ€- Daimyo

Retainers:
ๆพไธ‹ไน‹็ถฑใ€Œใพใคใ—ใŸ ใ‚†ใใคใชใ€(common name: ๅŠ ๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ‹ใธใ„ใ€)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑŠๅ‰ใ€Œใ„ใฎใŠ ใถใœใ‚“ใ€
ๅคš่ณ€่ƒฝๅ…ซ้ƒŽใ€ŒใŸใŒใฎใ† ใฏใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€(nickname: ่ƒฝๅ…ซใ€Œใฎใ†ใฏใกใ€)

Takeda Clan
ๅคช้ƒŽ็พฉไฟกใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ‚ˆใ—ใฎใถใ€- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
ไธŠๆณ‰ ไฟก็ถฑใ€Œใ‹ใฟใ„ใšใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ€(also: ไธŠๆณ‰ ไผŠๅ‹ขๅฎˆใ€Œใ‹ใฟใ„ใšใฟ ใ„ใ›ใฎใ‹ใฟใ€) - Founder of the ๆ–ฐ้™ฐๆตใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ‹ใ’ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใ€school of Kenjutsu
โ€“ ็–‹็”ฐๅฐไผฏใ€ŒใฒใใŸ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใใ€- Disciple
โ€“ ็ฅžๅพŒไบ”ๅ…ญ้ƒŽใ€Œใ‹ใ‚“ใ” ใ”ใ‚ใใ‚ใ†ใ€- Disciple

ๅกšๅŽŸ ๅœไผใ€Œใคใ‹ใฏใ‚‰ ใผใใงใ‚“ใ€- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People
  • ้˜ฟๅ€ไปฒ้บปๅ‘‚ใ€Œใ‚ใน ใฎ ใชใ‹ใพใ‚ใ€ใƒผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

  • ็™ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใ€Œใฏใ ใใ‚‡ใ„ใ€ใƒผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็™ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใ€Œใฏใ ใ‚‰ใใฆใ‚“ใ€in Japan. (Late 700s)

  • ้“ๅ…ƒใ€Œใฉใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ€(or ้“ๅ…ƒ็ฆ…ๅธซใ€Œใฉใ†ใ’ใ‚“ ใœใ‚“ใ˜ใ€ใƒผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ „่ฅฟ็ฆ…ๅธซใ€Œใˆใ„ใ•ใ„ ใœใ‚“ใ˜ใ€) (Early / mid 1200s)

  • ็ฉบๆตทใ€Œใใ†ใ‹ใ„ใ€ใƒผ The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: ๅผ˜ๆณ•ๅคงๅธซใ€Œใ“ใ†ใผใ† ใ ใ„ใ—ใ€born as: ไฝไผฏ ็œž้ญšใ€Œใ•ใˆใ ใฎ ใพใŠใ€(late 700s / early 800s)

  • ๆบ้ ผๆ”ฟใ€Œใฟใชใ‚‚ใจ ใฎ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใพใ•ใ€ใƒผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

  • ๅนณ ้‡็››ใ€ŒใŸใ„ใ‚‰ ใฎ ใ—ใ’ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€ใƒผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

  • ๆก“ๆญฆ๏ผˆๅคฉ็š‡๏ผ‰ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€๏ผˆใฆใ‚“ใฎใ†๏ผ‰ใ€ใƒผ 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

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February 3rd

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Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Read up to page 186.
Today: Read up to page 214, finished chapter 26.

The rest of this chapter didnโ€™t have lots of dialogue, so next to the characters getting to enjoy a relaxing time at the beach, I also had a mostly relaxing reading session. There were even a couple of words in this chapter I just recently learned in Wanikani which is always satisfying when I encounter them โ€˜in the wildโ€™ so soon.
While this chapter was less on the amusing and more on a comfy side, I still got a laugh from the panel where Akari and the president climbed down the cliff instead of jumping down from it and into the water like Aika and Akira a few seconds ago. :laughing:


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Word or expression of the day:
่จ€ใ†ใพใงใ‚‚ใชใ - (ใ„ใ†ใพใงใ‚‚ใชใ) - obviously, as we all know, needless to say, of course, it goes without sayingโ€‹

Honourable mention(s):
ไธ€่กŒ - (ใ„ใฃใ“ใ†) - party, group, troop, company
็„กไบบๅณถ - (ใ‚€ใ˜ใ‚“ใจใ†) - unpopulated islandโ€‹

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:snowflake: Day 34, 3rd of February :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Another page of the Tile World Chronicles today. Apparently the person they met on the road is an old man. I think they also mention the name of the princess: Arin? At least they answer affirmatively when they are asked if they were searching for this person/place(?).

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:bookmark: Home post // Feb 3 :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:

ใƒป่–ฌๅฑ‹ใฎใฒใจใ‚Šใ”ใจ๏ผ“ (3% โ†’ 6%)

This series has an interesting use of words ft. furigana. For example ๅ“ๅญ(ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซ).
Also a bunch of characters I canโ€™t remember. Would have been better with a neat list of characters at the beginning of the book. Iโ€™m spoiled from reading Honzuki and Saikawa&Moe series.

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Tracking how much you read may be pointless. Iโ€™m doing it only for the purpose to trick myself into reading more. There are too many things in my backlog. Sometimes instead of actually reading I waste too much time deciding what to read next. :sweat_smile:

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Sounds like it has a point to me! My meaning was that the details of how you track donโ€™t matter a ton so long as youโ€™re looking at what matters to you. For you, itโ€™s whittling down the ็ฉ่ชญ pile. For me, itโ€™s ensuring I meet some handwavey minimum to maintain literacy in Japanese (especially important for me as Iโ€™m hoping to start learning a new language later this year). For omk3, it could be something else entirely. Maybe even just to make the pretty graphs/charts :stuck_out_tongue:

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:chocolate_bar: :love_letter: ๏ผ’ๆœˆ๏ผ“ๆ—ฅ :love_letter: :chocolate_bar: (Home Post Link)

Iโ€™m surprised at how fast the kanken game is helping me remember how to write kanji/kana, iโ€™ve just been doing a little bit when I wake up and a little bit before bed but I think I know pretty much all the kana automatically and most of the 10็ดš kanji already. It helps that the way it does detection relies on stroke order, not really ocr, so if you do something like a ๅ backwards it just wont recognize it at all :sweat_smile: thereโ€™s some term for that specific style of behavior reinforcementโ€ฆ but I canโ€™t remember what it is

Read:

  • ใƒ›ใƒชใƒŸใƒค ch 119, 120, 121 - the next chapter is the โ€œlast pageโ€ and then thereโ€™s 3 extra chapters, I know I have been saying that I was ready for it to be over, but that was a lie :sob:
  • ใƒ›ใƒชใƒŸใƒค ch 122, extra 1, 2, 3; itโ€™s done done - I sat back down to finish it because i knew i had to just bite the bullet and knock it out while I had the momentum

Word of the Day
ๅ››้ขๆฅšๆญŒใ€Œใ—ใ‚ใ‚“ใใ‹ใ€ใƒผ being surrounded by enemies on all sides, being betrayed/forsaken by everyone

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Day 3 :evergreen_tree:

Finished the first of twelve chapters of ใ‚ฏใƒžใฎใƒ—ใƒผใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚I forgot how silly the writing is haha. Iโ€™m going to end up learning a good amount of onomatopoeia.

vocab
  • ใถใ‚‰ใถใ‚‰
  • ใ‚ซใ‚ทใฎๆœจ
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February 3rd!

Today I read Chapter 42 of Happiness and Chapter 57 of Mitsuboshi Colors.
It was slightly weird reading one and then the other because they are vastly different types of story :grin:

(Home Post)

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:performing_arts: Home :it:

February 3rd

ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ธใƒงใฎๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชๅ†’้™บ8
84 - 162

Lisa Lisa is such a cool badass :weary: I love that she even tells Joseph that sheโ€™s not training him to help him live, sheโ€™s training him to kill the Pillarmen. Take his egocentric butt down a few notches :ok_hand:

I was getting tired of reading Josephโ€™s, Caesarโ€™s, and the Narratorโ€™s unvoiced monologues, so I tapped out for the night.

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Summary post

Day 34: February 3rd
What did I read?: ใƒšใƒณใ‚ฎใƒณใƒปใƒใ‚คใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ค
How much did I read?: 7.5 pages
How long did it take me?: 54 minutes

I love how the penguins just kind of casually come and go :joy: Like, theyโ€™re just chillinโ€™. Just vibinโ€™, wandering around. Popping up occasionally. I want to live in a place where that happens? :penguin: :penguin: :penguin:
So far my speed is remarkably consistent :joy: I feel like this is very slow though :upside_down_face: Like spending an hour on a book only to read 8 pages seemsโ€ฆnot that much. Like 2% of the book per day. Then again, Iโ€™m almost on page 40 and itโ€™s only been a few days of reading, which feels like a pretty decent amount of progress? Idk, I donโ€™t know how to feel lmao :joy: At least it doesnโ€™t feel like a big struggle to get through a page, like itโ€™s maybe a little more effort than manga but not as much as I would have expected. I actually feel like I can enjoy the story, which is nice :slight_smile:

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February 3 :snowflake: Home Post

Read a little more ๅฑฑ็Œซ, but mostly I played more Steins;Gate. Today was a day of puzzling out pop culture references from like 15 years ago and also physics :joy: so all is as expected really. It continues to generally be a bit slower going than anything else Iโ€™m reading, but Iโ€™m enjoying it so itโ€™s all good!

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February 3rd :heavy_check_mark: :fox_face:

็‹็ซใฎ่พป, 30-38%

I had a hard time concentrating yesterday, nothing to do with the book itself. Itโ€™s one of the reasons I donโ€™t want to track time: I donโ€™t even know how long I just stared at the page taking nothing in because I was thinking of something else entirely. Even though I wanted to read. Some days are like that. Oh well, I did manage to read a decent amount in the end, but not as much as I could have.

This a 100% :joy:

(Okay, also Iโ€™ve never had so many books going on at the same time, and itโ€™s also nice to be able to see at a glance how much Iโ€™ve progressed from say, half a year ago. But basically, pretty graphs!)

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:open_book: :desktop_computer: :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake: February 3

Busy day so I just snuck in like 30 min of BU$TAFELLOWS even though I probably should have been sleeping. Oh, well.

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Read a chapter ๆฅตไธปๅคซ้“ vol 2 but between binging My Hero Academia (anime) and ้ฌผๆป…ใฎๅˆƒ:World Tour(move?) I didnโ€™t make time for reading today.

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:snowflake: Day 35, 4th of February :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Itโ€™s another Kiki day! I stopped at a point where two really difficult sentences were making my life hell, but this time I decided to not bother trying to understand what is said exactly and I understood so much more! Iโ€™ll do some more summaries below to keep track of my understanding of the text.

And no spoilers please! If I didnโ€™t get something Iโ€™ll try again on another read-through.

So the sentence last time with the many plants was just talking about how many different plants are planted in this garden, and how there is a nice smell wafting all throughout.

Next there is a bronze (did i remember that vocab correctly?) pot in the kitchen, from which the strongest smell emits.

Something about there being pictures and photographs on the living room wall, but I was missing a lot of vocab here so didnโ€™t get the rest.

The voices of the family can be heard coming from the living room, and it seems itโ€™s tea time.

The mother says something, but I have no idea what.
Kiki: โ€œThat story againโ€ฆ Iโ€™m alright. Iโ€™m my mothers daughter. Iโ€™m a kleine Hexe (cute how hashikure is also used for Schnipsel). Iโ€™ve thought about it really seriously.โ€

The father says something along the line of it being no use when Kiki has made up her mind.

Next the mother says something about worrying, but I see that there are a lot of vocab Iโ€™m not familiar with, so I think Iโ€™ll stop here and reread it later.

And thatโ€™s one whole page (plus the two others I reread today) of Kiki! Three more and Iโ€™ll be done with the first chapter. I really underestimated how many words I need to learn upfront. I suppose Iโ€™m glad Iโ€™m learning them in order of appearance and not frequency, that would take even longer.

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February 4th

:snowman: Home post :snowflake:

Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Read up to page 214, finished chapter 26.
Today: Continued up to page 236.

Not sure if Akariโ€™s summer heat induced daydream of sorts will turn out to be reality after all โ€“ I suppose, Iโ€™ll find out tomorrow.


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Word or expression of the day:
็œŸใฃ็››ใ‚Š - (ใพใฃใ•ใ‹ใ‚Š) - height of, middle of, full bloomโ€‹

Honourable mention(s):
็™ฝๆ˜ผๅคข - (ใฏใใกใ‚…ใ†ใ‚€) - daydream, waking dreamโ€‹

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