Chapter 6 of ้ญๅฅณใฎๆ ใ completed. Unsurprisingly for the chapter called " ็ถ่ฉฐใใฎๅนธใ", word of the chapter is โๅนธ็ฆโ.
It also is the last chapter that was entirely spoiled for me by watching reviews of the anime (I never watched anime, only multiple reviews where reviewers liked that Elaina is not suffering from the world-saver syndrome). I know coupld of details from future episodes, but they are vague enough.
12th feb
another day of reading the apollo justice script, this time going over what i did yesterday (the stuff i didnโt read in advance anyway). iโm really enjoying seeing the characterโs speech patterns and punny names, and even four games in iโm still amazed at how different the localisation is. more granblue later too!
I read a lot of manga the last few weeks, but I think itโs time for me to focus on reading books again as the challenge is going to end in a few weeks. I might hit my 3 book goal if I pick up Re:Zero again and read the final stretch, but I just want to read ๅคใฏ็ญใๆญฉใใไนๅฅณ for right now. I am pretty comfortable now reading it now, so I want to dedicate my time to it now.
Day 42: February 11th 
orange Volume 6 (81% โจ 100%)
ใใใใไธๆใฎ้ซๆจใใ Volume 10 (64% โจ 74%)
February 12th
Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ progress report
Yesterday: Continued up to page 358.
Today: Read up to page 376, finished chapter 30 and volume 3. 
Picked up Card Captor Sakura volume 9, read up to page 18.
And with that cozy chapter, volume 3 ended. The only thing I have to say about chapter 30 is that is seems oddly convenient that all three guys already know each other?! Are there any gatherings or whatnot where all 4 โelementsโ the Salamanders, Gnomes, Sylphs and Undines get to meet each other โ similar to the meetings(?) Alicia goes to here and there? Or was it just a plot convenience by the author to save on pages that may have been spent on Akatsuki, Al and Woody getting to know each other resulting in making the chapter too long for serial publishing? Iโm leaning towards the latter.
I admittedly forgot what happened in the chapter from where I stopped reading Sakura before picking it up again and Iโm too lazy to look it up. Given that this chapter starts with White day, Iโd assume that the last chapter was the Valentineโs day one. 
@Zakarius
I almost missed it โ congrats on finishing the 1st volume of ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ! 
@Redglare
Sounds like you had quite the impactful incident that day. Iโm glad that your studies payed off and you managed to help that person โฆand that you have gotten your first ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏไธๆใงใ โ though it seems to have been the good kind based on your description. 
Word or expression of the day:
ๆฐใๅฉใ - (ใใใใ) - to be thoughtful, to be tactful, to be sensitiveโ
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den 
February 12th
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 08.73% // Volume II: 1.05% 
Not much time today, so short read!
่ๅ็ฒงใใใใใใใใใผ Light/subtle make-up; light dusting of snow
Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ
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
โ โ ็น็ฐไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใคใ(Other name: ไฟกๆใใฎใถใชใใ) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))
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/ nickname: ไฝๆธกใใใฉใใ) (served under Nobunaga too)
โ ็พไฝๅฎใใฟใพใใใฎใใฟใ- Younger brother
้ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆใใใใใพ ใฎใถใพใใ(common name: ไธไธๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
ๅ
่ค ๅไปใใชใใจใ ใใใใใ / ใใคใใใ
Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
ๆด็ฐๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(Nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
Others:
ๅธๅทๅคงไปใใใกใใ ใ ใใใใ- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็ฐไธไฝใใฒใใ ใใใฟใ- Master of military strategy
ๆต
้ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
ใใใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi
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)
Volume II: 1555 - 15??
(currently 1555/6)
Oda Clan
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
Maeda Clan
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ- Military commander
Thank you!
This is so great! I bet she was super happy that you managed to help out (and relieved that someone could speak Japanese)
You now have the official nihongojyouzu seal of approval 
Feb 12, Sun of Week 7 of Winter Q1 2023 
Beautiful scenery cannot relieve hunger.
A little straining, but I want to read as far as audiobook Track 1 (28 min). About half (6%) is manageable at a time. Almost no look-up.
February 12
Home Post
BU$TAFELLOWS 
Spent a good couple of hours reading today. Sometimes I can cruise and Iโm so happy, and then Iโll get a three sentence textbox and feel like someone tripped me. 
I am definitely getting better at not looking up words Iโm fairly sure of, and then I forget and look up stuff anyway.
For example, ็งๅฏไฟๆๅฅ็ด showed up today, and due to context and a glance over the kanji I guessed it meant NDA. But because I wanted to look up other things in the same comment I somehow ended up looking it up and proving myself right. >_< Tripped myself for no reason. 
Oooh, what a cool thing to happen. Iโm so glad you could help her out.
And yeah, getting ๆฅๆฌ่ชไธๆ is a bit of a mixed blessing.
But considering the situation, I donโt think it was that โoooh you can say ABCโ kinda impressed thingy.
She was probably both impressed and so grateful. 
Day 43, 12th of February
Okay letโs try another page. Feeling like Iโm getting out of shape because I havenโt read much in a while.
Today we take in the atmosphere in the inn the two are staying at. To remind myself: thatโs ๅคงๆฐ not ใ ใใ!!! terrible leech Anyway, the bar inside the inn is rather quiet, and thereโs only one person working the counter. Some stock phrases common for sales people are said; those are always really hard to rememberโฆ
February 11-12 
:
ใฆใผใใญใใซใฎใใกใๅด, start-21%
Yesterday and today I read the first chapter of ใฆใผใใญใใซใฎใใกใๅด with the informal book club. Iโm finding it well written and easy to read for the most part. The characters are well rounded and relatable, but the world (our world sometime in the future) still lacks detail in my eyes. I suppose itโs still early though.
Thatโs so cool! ๆฅๆฌ่ชใไธๆใงใใญ๏ผ
Of course I had to go look them up, and I found that theyโre not actually caterpillars, but caterpillar-shaped fungi that grow out of dead caterpillars 
Pretty awesome actually. I guess the book took some liberties because as far as I could tell itโs only insects that these fungi grow out of (entomopathogenic is the word, apparently). Today I learnt!
February 12th!
Today I read chapter 8 of God Bless the Mistaken.
I could do with the world having a bug that made me not sleep, so I had more time to get things done
Home post // Feb 12
ใป่ฌๅฑใฎใฒใจใใใจ๏ผ (45% โ 46%)
Today was super busy, read only a couple of phone pages.
(I didnโt expect so many people replying to me after random train incident, you guys are so nice 
)
Thank you for taking one for the team and sharing your newfound knowledge! 
In that case, I most likely misinterpreted some parts of that story. When I see words and stuff that are related to bugs I just mentally nope out
Day 42
I started volume three of the Kindaichi Shounen manga. Miyuki is sick and wonโt show up in this volume it seems. Iโm already missing her, she and Kindaichi make such a nice couple. In addition to that I read some more of Tsugumomo vol.4.
3181 pages read
Home Post
This week was very colourful and pretty inconsistent - had to do a lot of business-related stuff which left me with not so much time for reading.
Anyways, what I read:
) but it has gotten pretty deep contents-wise while being super-easy to read. I hardly encounter any words that I donโt know, and as such I can read pretty fast. Gives me a glimpse of what it might feel like to be able to read the majority of books at that pace
Regarding ใฆใผใใญใใซใฎใใกใๅด:
Iโฆ share the doctorโs assessment though 
(For those who donโt read the book: he said that one of the persons is not the brightest candle on the cakeโฆ)
Word of the day: ้
ๅถ่
- person distributed by chance spouse
I learned this recently courtesy of the SKM N1 Vocab book, and at the time I figured that I will probably never see that in the wild, and bam! 
(Now I just need to see my other currently favourite N1 vocab ็่ฒๆ - colour arrived in the food food colouring agent 
)
Day 43: February 12th
What did I read?: ใใณใฎใณใปใใคใฆใงใค 
How much did I read?: 9 pages
How long did it take me?: 36 minutes
Oh boy, now we not only have penguins, but bats too? The mystery deepens 
Also learned that thereโs a word for resting oneโs chin in oneโs handsโ - ้ ฌๆ (ใปใใฅใ) (used as ้ ฌๆใใคใ)
I finished my second book of the challenge, ใใใใใฎๅฎฟ้ฃฏไธ! It was very fun. I also read the last 200 pages of it in 2 days (~8 hours of reading), which is a new record for me. Itโs nice to know that I can do that if I want to (and if I have the free time, of course)!
Finished chapter 7 ้ญๅฅณใฎๆ ใ . Not much to say. It was short chapter without things happening.
๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅ (Home Post Link)
I actually ended up getting bored and reading another chapter of ๅคใซใใง yesterday, which I guess is a good sign, right? Iโll count it for today though since it was pretty late last night and my sleep is super messed up
Read:
Word of the Day:
็ดใใใใใใพใใใใใใใผ easily mixed up, confusingly similar
February 11th
Unfortunately, no Japanese of any sort 
Unless Japanese music videos count? I wonโt count that, though. And more unfortunately, there really wasnโt any good reason for it. But oh well.
February 12th
What did I read?: ้ญๅฅณใจ็ซใฎ่ฉฑ
How much did I read?: 8 pages
(Started 4th Story )
How long did it take me?: 1 h
And the new kitty of the chapter is Ginger! Or Gin for short. As seems to be the norm, the meeting between witch (Nina) and cat does not go well in the leastโฆ Gingerโs first comment to Nina is his disappointment in her appearance. (While her first thought was that he was beautiful! D: The injustice!).
Home 
February 12th
ใธใงใธใงใฎๅฅๅฆใชๅ้บ9
77 - 85
Work from home went so-so but I wasnโt able to complete my work goals, so I ended up with very little reading time. Actually, I really shouldโve gone to sleep lol. Doesnโt seem to be hitting bad today though.
