Last night I opened my DragonBall Manga that I bought last year and read for about 15 minutes. A lot of words I didnโt know but from those I knew and the pictures, I got the gist (extensive reading).
Today I did 30 minutes of graded readers. I noticed that I was reading faster and understanding the story despite not knowing some of the main vocabulary, so reading does really improve reading lol (intensive reading).
Glad to see you feel improvement despite not having 100% concept of everything. That is something I only recently really internalized in my own reading. I am still going back and grabbing words that stuck out and looking up but I try to read the first time uninterrupted unless its a words that keeps popping up that regardless of context I canโt get. Luckily with Manga a lot of that context is given visually too.
Finished Steel Ball Run Volume 4. So I think Iโm gonna do My Hero then ๆจใใฎๅญ. From there Iโm gonna just read ๆจใใฎๅญ until Iโm caught up with the volumes. Jojo is probably gonna be my main manga in a couple weeks. But Iโm gonna be Jojoโd out by Saturday since Iโm on the last leg of Stardust Crusaders. Which I donโt wanna do.
Finished My Hero Academia 37. I couldnโt stop reading it, so many big moments X_X
February 6
Read this weekโs chapter of ใชใฌใณใธ and then some ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ. I wanted to play some B$ as well but I was weirdly tired so I went to sleep early. A wise decision for once (probably).
2 ๆ 7 ๆฅ
ๅคงใใชๅฐ้ ใใซใณใจใทใชใขใง4300ไบบไปฅไธใไบกใใชใ
Busy day today but had a chance to read an NHK Web Easy article on the earthquakes in Turkey. I read a bunch of English articles on it already for work so this was an easy read. Also since i had read previous disaster related Japanese news before I could recall learned vocab from those instances.
Such sad and frightening news. To those in the region or know people there, I hope you and your loved ones are safe. 
Back at work properly for first time in 2 months. Still got some reading done.
6/2 1 page ๅคใซใใง, 13 pages Cells at Work
7/1 9 pages Cells at Work (finished last weekโs reading, onto this one)
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
February 7th
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 07.58% // Volume I: 87.91% 
Three chapters to go!
ๆพ็ธฆใใปใใใ
ใใใผ Self-indulgence; dissolution
่ชๅใใใใใใผ Suicide by the sword
่ฉๆใใผใ ใใใผ Bodhi; enlightenment (Buddhism)
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 1555)
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใกใใใ
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
ๅ ็ฐ ้็ฉบใใปใฃใ ใฉใใใใ- Chief retainer
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
ๆฅๆฅไธนๅพใใใใ ใใใใ- Military commander
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
โ ๅฏๆใใใฅใใ- Nobunagaโs faithful, old horse 
โ ็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
โ โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ ๆฟ็งใใฒใใฆ ใพใใฒใงใ
โ ไบ้ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใใ(nickname: ไบ้ๅทฆใใใใใใ) - First son
โ ็ฃ็ฉใใใใใคใ- Second son
โ ็ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ- Third son
โ ้จๅฎฎๅ่งฃ็ฑใใใใฟใ ใใใใ- Servant
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
โ ๆฏๆณข็พฉ้ใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Son
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)
Feb 7, Tue of Week 7 of Winter Q1 2023 
Bugs. Pests.
Many not so long subsections. Another book has more diagrams and charts, so can possibly be understood faster.
February 6 
ๅ่ฝใก , 39-46%
February 7
ๅ่ฝใก , 46-56%
I had the hardest time concentrating yesterday. The page was there, my mind was elsewhere. I did read, but certainly not as much as I should have, given the time I spent with the book open in front of me. Today was much better. In these two days I read two weeksโ worth of the ๅ่ฝใก book club, this one and the next. I donโt intend to read ahead, I just didnโt want to leave the chapter unfinished.
Day 36
I started reading Tsugumomo volume 4 and continued reading the second Kindaichi Shounen volume. The what happened until
now summaries every thirty or so pages are getting on my nerves.
I didnโt read as much as I wanted but at least I had some time to check whatโs actually in my backlog. To save me some headaches from now on I should write down everything I buy which is in japanese. Especially tracking all visual novels I have is pretty hard.
Here is a picture of the japanese games I have on Switch
2741 pages read 17259 to go
7th feb
this is very late for me but sometimes you just have one of those days 
made some headway into shimanami tasogare vol 3, about two chapters (60-something pages) which is pretty good in general but i had hoped to get further. something about this one feels more difficult than the last one. maybe iโm just tired.
oh wow thereโs a whole section on the wikipedia page about this
Home post // Feb 7
ใป่ฌๅฑใฎใฒใจใใใจ๏ผ (21% โ 23%)
This whole week in general is very busy, but I found some time for reading today :3
Edit: and posting updates and editing home post on phone went surprisingly smooth too. Just too bad thereโs no ctrl z on phone
February 7
Home Post
LoZ - BotW 
BU$TAFELLOWS 
I started the day with some Breath of the Wild. Listening/reading the first cutscene. And then went of the Great Plateau to start heading east. Since Iโve already more or less 100% the game before (I did not get all korok seeds, only as many as I needed for all upgrades; outside that I did everything except maybe doing the harder version of all mini games like horse racing), I donโt plan to go all over the place. Instead I want some fun gameplay and also getting the story in Japanese. Basically giving me a better excuse to replay the game than just replaying it.
It also feels good quite how much better I am at the game then I was when I started, because this time I could pick stamina for my first health/stamina upgrade, and I couldnโt stat picking stamina upgrades until I had 5-6 hears last time. 
Also, I want better bows. My battle strategy depends on them.
Anyway, then I finally spent a good chunk of time on b$ and finished chapter two. So if I can get a good start on chapter 3 before Friday, then Iโll be closer to catching up then I was when chapter 4 started. So that means I am catching up, but not yet caught up.
I will admit that I pretty quickly decided to skip all the descriptions on weapons and items. From my previous play through I know there mostly wonโt be anything interesting there. In fact, Iโm more and more noticing that very few games actually make reading the descriptions worth the time I spend on them. And I didnโt feel like being bogged down by reading them in Japanese. So Iโm skipping a whole lot of practice there, but also a whole lot of tedium, I suspect. xD
As for the old guy speech, it for sure is not something Iโm used to, but I can understand it mostly. Right now, my biggest problem is still the vanishing text at the start and end of shrines, Iโve almost managed to catch the whole thing after 5 shrines, but that comes from ignoring the first half after I read that two times in a row and then reading the second half andโฆ Well, at least it is the same text every time, so I feel like Iโm slowly managing to put it together and I know it isnโt super relevant text so it doesnโt matter if it is taking me forever to put it together fully in Japanese.
So I think for this, I will definitely play the sequel in English, that way I can enjoy it without any reading annoyance, and I can read the weapon/item descriptions so quickly and easily that even if 99% of them turn out pretty average, I can enjoy the 1%.
February 7th
Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ progress report
Yesterday: Continued up to page 184.
Today: Read up to page 197.
Almost done with chapter 28 but I couldnโt bring myself to read the last ten pages as Iโm too tired again. 
@MissDagger
Descriptions arenโt really my cup of tea either and I usually skim through them in English etc. unless I know they are humorous. I assume that when I did my JP play-through those years ago, I at least wanted to make myself a bit familiar with weapon names and materials because many RPGs and strategy games use plenty of weapon vocabulary including their upgraded versions (e.g. wooden sword โ iron sword โ steel sword โ silver sword โ mythril sword or whatever material it would be). Deciphering those weapon descriptions up to the point where I stopped trying to look up anything during my playing sessions anymore was still a hassle, though.
Therefore, I can certainly understand why youโre skipping weapon and item descriptions and are only going to focus on story and dialogue. Much more relaxing and interesting. 
As for the monk dialogue vanishing after a short time โ who knew that it being repeated every go***mn time would end up being useful in a case such as this? I always skipped these after the second time but when you have to decipher the words, the repetition is much welcomed. 
If my memory is correct, there will be some more vanishing text when you start those shrine trials (mazes, eventide island(?), those ruins inside the completely dark swamp area etc.), so brace yourself (and take screenshots if needed). 
Word or expression of the day:
ๆนๅ้ณ็ด - (ใปใใใใใใก) - (person with) no sense of direction
Honourable mention(s)
ใ่ถ็ฎ - (ใใกใใ) - playful, mischievous
Oh, I did not yet report on last weekโs reading!
Here goes:
Read and finished Flesh&Blood Vol. 11, and started the new ABC pick ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ. The start was a bit slow for me, and I was super busy over the weekend, so I did not get very far yet.
Plans for this week:
My page count as of Sunday night: 1060 pages down, 8940 pages to go!
So the last couple weeks I have been going through a book above my level little by little and doing word lookups afterwards, then reading manga โon the sideโ (even though its been my primary reading for the last 3 weeks). I want to basically do this until I finish a manga series and get comfortable enough with the book (study the first chapter/first 100 pages) and then when those conditions are met give 100% focus to the book. Seems like a way to avoid burnout on reading but maintain a consistent amount of reading daily.
February 7th!
Today I read Chapter 7 of God Bless the Mistaken.
This chapters bug was a fun one, I enjoyed reading it.
ใทใฃใใผใใฆใน Volume 5 (12% โจ 15%)
