2 ๆ 3 ๆฅ
ใณใใฎๅคงๅ้บ ็ฌฌ 38 ่ฉฑ 
Kona becomes a hero!
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 ่ฒๅธซ has finished! (except the ๅพๆธโฆ) 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, itโs 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: ไบๆ้จ (ใใฟใ ใ, early summer rain. had heard this word before but only just today realised what it was), ๆป (ใใ, waterfall), ่ฟใใใกใซ (ใกใใใใกใซ, before long)
also found some unexpected (separate) paper advertisements from 2003 which i had no idea were in the book even tho iโve been reading it for a week, so thatโs fun. somehow i donโt think theyโll let me mail order those full colour volumes of akira anymore 
Feb 3, Fri of Week 6 of Winter Q1 2023 
Tomorrow! Today is just busy.
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
February 3rd
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 06.61% // Volume I: 76.65% 
Lots of dense, descriptive sentences today, took quite awhile to get through them.
ๆน้ฆใใพใฃใใใใผ Incense powder; incense
ๆฒใ
ใใใฟใใฟใใผ Keenly; deeply; earnestly // (also: ๆฒใฟๆฒใฟ)
้ไผใใใใใใผ Rank/line of troops; formation; array; procession
่บ้ฟใใใงใใใผ Mother of pearl
้งฟ้ฆฌใใใ
ใใใใผ Swift horse
่้ปใใใใใใผ Colour of a freshly sprouted onion; light green-yellow // (also: ่่ฑ)
้่ฅดใใใใใใใผ Gold brocade
Kanji
่ณๆถ ๏ผ ่ณใใถ (earlobes)
Forms
ๅฏใซ ๏ผ ่ช ใซใใพใใจใซใ(indeed; really; absolutely)
่ ๏ผ ๅฉฟใใใใ(Husband; groom; son-in-law)
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 - 15??
(Currently 1554/5)
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
โ โ ไน่ฅใใใจใใใ- Old friend (serves under ็น็ฐ)
็ญ้ฟๅผฅใใกใใใฟใใผ Step-father
ๅคงๆฟๆใใใใพใใฉใใใ// also ใๅฅๅ ใใใชใใใผ Mother
ใใคใฟ - Older sister
ๅฐ็ซนใใใกใใ- Baby brother
ๅ ่คๆธ
ๆญฃใใใจใ ใใใพใใ// also ๅผพๆญฃใใ ใใใใใ- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
โ Married to: ใใใค (sister of ใๅฅๅ )
Friends & Acquaintances
ไป็ใใซใใใ- Big kid friend
ๆผ็ฆใใใตใใ(Nickname - full name: ็ฆๅคช้ใใตใใใใ) // ๆฅๆฏ็ฆใใใใใใตใใ(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
โ ไบ้ๅคงๅคซ ใใใ ใ ใใใ// ็ฅฅ็ใใใใใใใ(Chinese name) - Father
โ ๆขจ็ดใใใใใ- Mother
ๆจๆฌก้ใใใฆใใใใ- Previous servant to ไบ้, later the adoptive father of ๆผ็ฆ, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi
Hachisuka Clan
่้ ่ณๅฐๅ
ญใใฏใกใใ ใใใใ(also ๆญฃๅ ใใพใใใคใ) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
โ ไธๅ
ใใชใชใใ- Younger brother
โ Married to ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ
โ โ ไบไธใใใใใกใ- Son
Retainers:
็จฒ็ฐๅคง็ๅฉใใใชใ ใใใใฎใใ]
้ๅฑฑๆฐไธใใใใใพ ใใใใกใ
้ทไบๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ
ๆพๅๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
Others:
ๅฝๅใใใซใใใ- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้ฃๆณขๅ
่จใใชใใฐ ใชใใใ- Spy disguised as a Komuso
ไป็ฐๅฝฆๅใใซใฃใ ใฒใใใ
ใใ- Subordinate
(่้ ่ณๆญฃๅฉใใฏใกใใ ใพใใจใใ- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)
Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Head of the Saito clan
โ ๆ่ค็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Son
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - serves under Dosan
โ ๅๅธใใพใใใกใ- Underling / foot soldier
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
Oda Clan
็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Daimyo
โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Son (Successor to the Oda clan)
(Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ ๆฟ็งใใฒใใฆ ใพใใฒใงใ
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ(common name: ๆฐไบ้ใใใใใใ)
้ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆใใใใใพ ใฎใถใพใใ(common name: ไธไธๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
ๅ
่ค ๅไปใใชใใจใ ใใใใใ / ใใคใใใ
Others:
ๅธๅทๅคงไปใใใกใใ ใ ใใใใ- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็ฐไธไฝใใฒใใ ใใใฟใ- Master of military strategy
Shiba Clan
ๆฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Retainers:
ๆพไธไน็ถฑใใพใคใใ ใใใคใชใ(common name: ๅ ๅ
ต่กใใใธใใ)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑๅใใใฎใ ใถใใใ
ๅค่ณ่ฝๅ
ซ้ใใใใฎใ ใฏใใใใ(nickname: ่ฝๅ
ซใใฎใใฏใกใ)
Takeda Clan
ๅคช้็พฉไฟกใใใใ ใใใฎใถใ- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)
Non-affiliated
ไธๆณ ไฟก็ถฑใใใฟใใใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ(also: ไธๆณ ไผๅขๅฎใใใฟใใใฟ ใใใฎใใฟใ) - Founder of the ๆฐ้ฐๆตใใใใใใใ
ใใschool of Kenjutsu
โ ็็ฐๅฐไผฏใใฒใใ ใใใใฏใใ- Disciple
โ ็ฅๅพไบๅ
ญ้ใใใใ ใใใใใใ- Disciple
ๅกๅ ๅไผใใคใใฏใ ใผใใงใใ- Kensei; legendary swordsman
้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
็ฉบๆตทใใใใใใใผ The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: ๅผๆณๅคงๅธซใใใใผใ ใ ใใใborn as: ไฝไผฏ ็้ญใใใใ ใฎ ใพใใ(late 700s / early 800s)
ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
ๅนณ ้็ใใใใ ใฎ ใใใใใใผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)
ๆกๆญฆ๏ผๅคฉ็๏ผใใใใ๏ผใฆใใฎใ๏ผใใผ 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)
February 3rd
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 didnโt 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 โin 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. 
Word or expression of the day:
่จใใพใงใใชใ - (ใใใพใงใใชใ) - obviously, as we all know, needless to say, of course, it goes without sayingโ
Honourable mention(s):
ไธ่ก - (ใใฃใใ) - party, group, troop, company
็กไบบๅณถ - (ใใใใจใ) - unpopulated islandโ
Day 34, 3rd of February
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(?).
Home post // Feb 3 
ใป่ฌๅฑใฎใฒใจใใใจ๏ผ (3% โ 6%)
This series has an interesting use of words ft. furigana. For example ๅๅญ.
Also a bunch of characters I canโt remember. Would have been better with a neat list of characters at the beginning of the book. Iโm spoiled from reading Honzuki and Saikawa&Moe series.
Tracking how much you read may be pointless. Iโm 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. 
Sounds like it has a point to me! My meaning was that the details of how you track donโt matter a ton so long as youโre looking at what matters to you. For you, itโs whittling down the ็ฉ่ชญ pile. For me, itโs ensuring I meet some handwavey minimum to maintain literacy in Japanese (especially important for me as Iโm 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 
๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅ (Home Post Link)
Iโm surprised at how fast the kanken game is helping me remember how to write kanji/kana, iโve 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 10็ด 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 thereโs some term for that specific style of behavior reinforcementโฆ but I canโt remember what it is
Read:
Word of the Day
ๅ้ขๆฅๆญใใใใใใใใผ being surrounded by enemies on all sides, being betrayed/forsaken by everyone
Day 3 
Finished the first of twelve chapters of ใฏใใฎใใผใใใI forgot how silly the writing is haha. Iโm going to end up learning a good amount of onomatopoeia.
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 
Home 
February 3rd
ใธใงใธใงใฎๅฅๅฆใชๅ้บ8
84 - 162
Lisa Lisa is such a cool badass 
I love that she even tells Joseph that sheโs not training him to help him live, sheโs training him to kill the Pillarmen. Take his egocentric butt down a few notches 
I was getting tired of reading Josephโs, Caesarโs, and the Narratorโs unvoiced monologues, so I tapped out for the night.
Day 34: February 3rd
What did I read?: ใใณใฎใณใปใใคใฆใงใค
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 Like, theyโre just chillinโ. Just vibinโ, wandering around. Popping up occasionally. I want to live in a place where that happens? 
So far my speed is remarkably consistent I feel like this is very slow though 
Like spending an hour on a book only to read 8 pages seemsโฆnot that much. Like 2% of the book per day. Then again, Iโm almost on page 40 and itโs only been a few days of reading, which feels like a pretty decent amount of progress? Idk, I donโt know how to feel lmao At least it doesnโt feel like a big struggle to get through a page, like itโs 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 
February 3 Home Post
Read a little more ๅฑฑ็ซ, 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 so all is as expected really. It continues to generally be a bit slower going than anything else Iโm reading, but Iโm enjoying it so itโs all good!
February 3rd 
็็ซใฎ่พป, 30-38%
I had a hard time concentrating yesterday, nothing to do with the book itself. Itโs one of the reasons I donโt want to track time: I donโt 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%
(Okay, also Iโve never had so many books going on at the same time, and itโs also nice to be able to see at a glance how much Iโve progressed from say, half a year ago. But basically, pretty graphs!)
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.
Read a chapter ๆฅตไธปๅคซ้ vol 2 but between binging My Hero Academia (anime) and ้ฌผๆป ใฎๅ:World Tour(move?) I didnโt make time for reading today.
Day 35, 4th of February
Itโs 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! Iโll do some more summaries below to keep track of my understanding of the text.
And no spoilers please! If I didnโt get something Iโll 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 didnโt get the rest.
The voices of the family can be heard coming from the living room, and it seems itโs tea time.
The mother says something, but I have no idea what.
Kiki: โThat story againโฆ Iโm alright. Iโm my mothers daughter. Iโm a kleine Hexe (cute how hashikure is also used for Schnipsel). Iโve 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 Iโm not familiar with, so I think Iโll stop here and reread it later.
And thatโs one whole page (plus the two others I reread today) of Kiki! Three more and Iโll be done with the first chapter. I really underestimated how many words I need to learn upfront. I suppose Iโm glad Iโm learning them in order of appearance and not frequency, that would take even longer.
February 4th
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 Akariโs summer heat induced daydream of sorts will turn out to be reality after all โ I suppose, Iโll find out tomorrow.
Word or expression of the day:
็ใฃ็ใ - (ใพใฃใใใ) - height of, middle of, full bloomโ
Honourable mention(s):
็ฝๆผๅคข - (ใฏใใกใ
ใใ) - daydream, waking dreamโ