๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 โ˜ƒโ„

:spiral_calendar: Day 52: February 21st :snowboarder:

spacer:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ไธŠๆ‰‹ใฎ้ซ˜ๆœจใ•ใ‚“ Volume 10 (85% โžจ 100%)

Gotta try and pick up the pace a bit later this week.

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Well it looks like I just lost a week of reading! Had to skim the thread, but looks like others have felt the sense of busyness too!

16/2 missed - and 17-18/2!
19/2 2 pages Orange
Doubt I read, not even logged
22/2 missed

Hmm. Been busy at work, and then over the weekend I looked after a friendโ€™s dog, so was getting up early before work to walk dog. I think I just got out of a rhythm. And then initially the only thing on the list was ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŸใก which Iโ€™d hit a wall with.

Now Iโ€™m behind on everything!

The day I read orange I did actually do more than that - skimmed the weekโ€™s reading for ๅค่ฆ‹ใ•ใ‚“, and also looked at the start of spy family for this week, but just didnโ€™t progress.

Iโ€™ve got a few more days off coming up so should hopefully get back into a routine.

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home post

22 feb

read todayโ€™s ่Ÿฒๅธซ chapter in two chunks which was kind of a shame cos i think it would have worked well in one. another story within a story type like the last one (and sort of the first one? to a lesser extent?). another sadder one, but not as much as some of them have been (more just unfortunate tbh).

words that stood out: ็พฝ็น” (ใฏใŠใ‚Š, haori (a formal overcoat). iโ€™ve seen this word in english a lot, itโ€™s pleasing to finally come across it!), ่ฃพ้‡Ž (ใ™ใใฎ, foot of a mountain), ็ตตๅธซ (painter, artist)

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Feb 22, Wed of Week 9 of Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎใ†ใ•ใŽ Ch.9-10

  • ใตใ—ใŽใฎๅ›ฝใฎใƒใƒผใƒ‰ Vol.5 Ch.24 (end volume)

Looking at the next volume. One more volume of cliffhanger, lol.

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
Words of the day
  • ใ‹ใ‚ = earthenware pot = ็“ถ(ใ‹ใ‚). In context as ๅ‘ณๅ™Œ(ใฟใ)ใ‹ใ‚.
  • ไผผ(ใซ)ใคใ‹ใ‚ใ—ใ„ = fitting; appropriate
  • ๆผซ็„ถ(ใพใ‚“ใœใ‚“)ใจ = aimlessly; at random
  • ๅฝ“ๅˆ†(ใจใ†ใถใ‚“)ใฎ้–“(ใ‚ใ„ใ ) = for the time being
  • ็จ‹้ (ใปใฉใจใŠ)ใ„ = nowhere near
  • ๆœๅค•(ใ‚ใ•ใ‚†ใ†) = morning and evening; from morning to evening
  • ๅค•ๆ—ฅ(ใ‚†ใ†ใฒ) = evening sun. Opposite of ๆœๆ—ฅ(ใ‚ใ•ใฒ).
  • ็”Ÿๅ‰(ใ›ใ„ใœใ‚“) = during oneโ€™s lifetime
  • ้‡่ฆ–(ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ—) = regarding as important
  • ้ฃŸ้คŠ็”Ÿ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ‚ˆใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) = taking a balanced diet. ้คŠ็”Ÿ(ใ‚ˆใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) is taking care of oneโ€™s health. Has Furigana.
  • ็”Ÿ่–ฌ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚„ใ) = natural drugs; herbal medicine
  • ๆป‹้คŠๅผทๅฃฎ(ใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใใ‚‡ใ†ใใ†) = nutritional enhancement
  • ๅพ€่จบ(ใŠใ†ใ—ใ‚“) = house visit of a doctor
  • ๅฟƒๅขƒ(ใ—ใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†) = state of mind
  • ๆผ†ๅ–ฐ(ใ—ใฃใใ„) = plaster mortar. Has Furigana.
  • ้ป„้€ฃ(ใŠใ†ใ‚Œใ‚“) = goldthread, a root plant herb. Has Furigana.
  • ๆŸด่ƒก(ใ•ใ„ใ“) = bupleurum, a root plant herb. Has Furigana.
  • ็‰›่’ก(ใ”ใผใ†) = great burdock, a root plant herb. Has Furigana.
  • ่Œ—่ท(ใฟใ‚‡ใ†ใŒ) = Japanese ginger, a root plant herb. Has Furigana.
  • ็„ก่Šฑๆžœ(ใ„ใกใ˜ใ) = common fig, a plant. Has Furigana.
  • ๅƒงไพถ(ใใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡) = a priest
  • ไฝ่ท(ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚‡ใ) = chief priest (of a temple)
  • ๆช€ๅฎถ(ใ ใ‚“ใ‹) = a supporter family of a temple
  • ๆ•™้ ญ(ใใ‚‡ใ†ใจใ†) = head teacher; vice-principal. Compare with ๆ ก้•ท(ใ“ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใ†).
  • ๆขฑๅŒ…(ใ“ใ‚“ใฝใ†) = wrapping up; packing up
  • ่„‡ๆฏ(ใใ‚‡ใ†ใใ) = armrest (of a chair)
  • ็ฒ‹ไบบ(ใ™ใ„ใ˜ใ‚“) = person of refined tastes. Has Furigana.
  • ่จณ็Ÿฅ(ใ‚ใ‘ใ—)ใ‚Š = person experienced in matters of the heart
  • ๅ››ๆ–นๅฑฑ่ฉฑ(ใ‚ˆใ‚‚ใ‚„ใพใฐใชใ—) = talk about various topics. No Furigana.
  • ้›Œไผ(ใ—ใตใ) = remaining in obscurity; lying low (waiting for a chance). Has Furigana.
  • ่ซธ่กŒ็„กๅธธ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚€ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) = all worldly things are impermanent; all things must pass
  • ๅฟŒๆ†š(ใใŸใ‚“)ใฎใชใ„ = outspoken; unreserved. Second Kanji from ๆ†š(ใฏใฐใ‹)ใ‚‹.
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:snowflake: Day 53. 22nd of February :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Okay so I already did a lot of textbook work today, but I think I have some time for this next page. We see the princess finally! And sheโ€™s being guarded by a wolf that isnโ€™t walking on two legs, but can still talk. Also it has the name of the evil wizard from the other stories if I remember right?

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:raccoon: :books: The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den :snowflake: :raccoon:

February 22nd
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 11.83% // Volume II: 34.97% :full_moon:

Read earlier, but then forgot to post

Words found under the kotatsu

้š ๅฏ†ใ€ŒใŠใ‚“ใฟใคใ€ใƒผ Secret; clandestine; covert: (a) spy; secret agent
็ฌˆใ€ŒใŠใ„ใ€ใƒผ Box carried on your back to store items for pilgrimage

Forms
ๆฑ€ ๏ผ ๆธšใ€ŒใชใŽใ•ใ€(Waterโ€™s edge; shore; beach)

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 - 1555

ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใ€Œใฒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€/ ้‡ๅฃฒใ‚Šใ€Œใฏใ‚Šใ†ใ‚Šใ€
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€

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

ๅ €็”ฐ ้“็ฉบใ€ŒใปใฃใŸ ใฉใ†ใใ†ใ€- Chief retainer
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
ๆ˜ฅๆ—ฅไธนๅพŒใ€Œใ‹ใ™ใŒ ใŸใ‚“ใ”ใ€- Military commander

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
โ€“ ๅฏๆœˆใ€Œใ†ใฅใใ€- Nobunagaโ€™s faithful, old horse :horse:
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
โ€“ โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไธŽไธ‰้ƒŽใ€ŒใŠใ  ใ‚ˆใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€- Younger brother
โ€“ โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไฟก่กŒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใ‹ใคใ€(Other name: ไฟกๆˆใ€Œใฎใถใชใ‚Šใ€) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ‰‹ ๆ”ฟ็ง€ใ€Œใฒใ‚‰ใฆ ใพใ•ใฒใงใ€
โ€“ ไบ”้ƒŽๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€(nickname: ไบ”้ƒŽๅทฆใ€Œใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใ€) - First son
โ€“ ็›ฃ็‰ฉใ€Œใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚‚ใคใ€- Second son
โ€“ ็”šๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Third son
โ€“ ้›จๅฎฎๅ‹˜่งฃ็”ฑใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใฟใ‚„ ใ‹ใ’ใ‚†ใ€- Servant
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€(common name: ๆ–ฐไบ”้ƒŽใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ”ใ‚ใ€/ nickname: ไฝๆธกใ€Œใ•ใฉใ†ใ€) (served under Nobunaga too)
โ€“ ็พŽไฝœๅฎˆใ€Œใฟใพใ•ใ‹ใฎใ‹ใฟใ€- Younger brother
้’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€

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
ๆŸด็”ฐๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€(Nickname: ๆจฉๅ…ญใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚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
ๆต…้‡Žๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Military commander
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Daughter
ใŒใ‚“ใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

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

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)

Volume II: 1555 - 15??
(currently 1561)

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Head of the Oda clan
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟกๅบƒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใ‚ใ€- Older brother
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟก่กŒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใ‚†ใใ€(also: ไฟกๅ‹ใ€Œใฎใถใ‹ใคใ€) - Younger brother

ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€- Hideyoshi
โ€“ ๆœจ่‚ก ๆจฉไธ‰ใ€ŒใใพใŸ ใ”ใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€(Nickname: ใ”ใ‚“ใž) - Servant

ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Military commander
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Daughter
ๆŸด็”ฐ ๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€(nickname: ๆจฉๅ…ญใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใใ€) - Military Commander
ๆฑ ็”ฐ ๆ’่ˆˆใ€Œใ„ใ‘ใ  ใคใญใŠใใ€(Common name: ๅ‹ไธ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใ‹ใคใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€) - Military Commander
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€- Military Commander
ไฝไน…้–“ ็››้‡ใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ—ใ’ใ€(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใ€Œใ ใ„ใŒใใ€) - Military Commander

ไฝไน…้–“ ็››ๆ”ฟใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใพใ•ใ€(nickname: ็Ž„่•ƒใ€Œใ’ใ‚“ใฐใ€) - Retainer
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆˆใ€Œใ‚‚ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใชใ‚Šใ€(Other name: ไธ‰ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ•ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€) - Retainer
โ€“ ่˜ญไธธใ€Œใ‚‰ใ‚“ใพใ‚‹ใ€- Son

ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟ‘ใ€Œใ‚„ใพใถใก ใ†ใ“ใ‚“ใ€- Magistrate
โ€“ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใ€Œใ‚„ใพใถใก ใ‚ˆใ—ใจใŠใ€- Father (Chief Vassal)

ๆˆธ้ƒจ ๆ–ฐๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใจใน ใ—ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Castle commander

Maeda Clan
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(childhood name: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€) - Military commander

Saito Clan
ๆ–Ž่—ค ็พฉ้พใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใ‚ˆใ—ใ•ใคใ€(also: ้ซ˜ๆ”ฟใ€ŒใŸใ‹ใพใ•ใ€) - Military commander
โ€“ ๅญซๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใพใ”ใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Brother
โ€“ ๅ–œๅนณๆฌกใ€Œใใธใ„ใ˜ใ€- Brother
โ€“ ๆ–Ž่—ค ้“ไธ‰ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใฉใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€- Father

Akechi Clan
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€) - Military Commander
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰ๅฎ‰ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Military Commander and adoptive father of Jyubei
โ€“ ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ็ง€ๆบ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ€- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

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

Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็”ฐ ไฟก็Ž„ใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ—ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ€- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
ๆœๅ€‰ ็พฉๆ™ฏใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใใ‚‰ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใ’ใ€- Daimyo

Matsudaira Clan
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใ€ŒใจใใŒใ‚ ใ„ใˆใ‚„ใ™ใ€(Childhood name: ็ซนๅƒไปฃใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใกใ‚ˆใ€// Other name: ๅ…ƒๅบทใ€Œใ‚‚ใจใ‚„ใ™ใ€) - Soldier

Non-affiliated
้ตœๆฎฟ ็”šไธƒใ€Œใ†ใฉ (ใฎ) ใ˜ใ‚“ใ—ใกใ€- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

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Home Post

I was away over the extended weekend, therefore my post for last week is a bit delayed.

Pages read per day:

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What I read:

  • Eutronia is coming strong, and I like it! At 36% right now.
  • ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ - this is a bit too crazy for my taste. It feels outright boring because itโ€™s so unpredictable that I feel I cannot even expect anything, so the whole tension of reading the story is gone. I keep telling myself I should at least make it through the first chapter and see what the second chapter is like, but โ€ฆ uuuhhhโ€ฆ
  • ไธ–็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰็ŒซใŒๆถˆใˆใŸใชใ‚‰ - Sauna day again! This time in another town and with (Japanese) friends, which was great fun. And they liked it, yeah :slight_smile: Regarding the book, itโ€™s super-sweet and funny and sometimes a bit ridiculous and sometimes deep, which makes for an excellent mix! Plus, itโ€™s super easy to read for me (Iโ€™m guessing there is maybe one unknown word per page on average, which feels amazing.), so 5/5 will definitely buy again. (Luckily I have another book by the same author, so I will not run out of sauna material fast, I guess.)
  • Infinite Jest: I donโ€™t read much of it each day, but itโ€™s very intriguing. The second chapter has nothing to do with the first one, and Iโ€™m very curious to see where this will eventually lead to.

Plans for this week:

  • Continue Eutronia
  • Read ่ช“ใ„, one of the Flesh&Blood side stories (but written by the original author). This one gives us deep insights into one of the characters that we havenโ€™t gotten from the main series yet, so itโ€™s cool stuff.
  • Oh, 1Q84! I guess my reading companions will soon have caught up to me, so I will tend to that book as well in between.
  • And mebbeee I can read a bit further in ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ?
  • Infinite Jest will also be on the stack again.

Overall stat (as of Sunday): 1310 pages read, 8690 to go!

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February 22nd

:snowman: Home post :snowflake:

Card Captor Sakura volume 11 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Continued up to page 36.
Today: Read up to page 65, finished chapter 43.

Managed to finish the chapter. :melting_face: The plot thickens as Eriol, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon have finally revealed themselves to Sakura and company.


โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“

Word or expression of the day:
ๅฏพๅ‡ฆ (+ใ™ใ‚‹) - (ใŸใ„ใ—ใ‚‡) - dealing with, coping with

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Mmm, I think that choosing โ€œmagical realismโ€ as the genre to visit first was probably not ideal.

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February 20th-22nd (Days 51-53) :snowflake: :cat2:

Home post :books:

20/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ‰็ทจ (a page)
21/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ‰็ทจ (84 - 91%)
22/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ‰็ทจ (91 - 100%)

Iโ€™ve been a little busy these past few days, but Iโ€™ve managed to finally finish 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ‰็ทจ!!! Aaaa! There goes my second Japanese book. Or at least half of it :sweat_smile: Anyways, now itโ€™s time to dive into Book 1 ๅพŒ็ทจ - I believe I still have some catching up to do. Hope the second half is as good as the first because Iโ€™ve been enjoying this a lot :333

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:bookmark: Home post // Feb 22 :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:

ใƒป่–ฌๅฑ‹ใฎใฒใจใ‚Šใ”ใจ๏ผ“ (70% โ†’ 73%)

I was thinking maybe I can finish this book before the Winter Challenge ends. I guess weโ€™ll see. Just a week left!


May I ask what you mean by โ€œthe genre to visit firstโ€? :smiley: Sounds very out of context to me, Iโ€™m clearly missing out on something.

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Technically spoilers, but only of stuff thatโ€™s written in the back-of-the-book-blurb:

The plot of the book is that due to a โ€˜book curseโ€™ on her familyโ€™s library the protagonist gets dragged into adventures where her home town has been magically transformed into an alternate universe that is basically a pastiche of a book genre; each chapter is a different genre.

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Ah, that makes sense! I plan to read this book after Iโ€™ve finished my current one, so being aware of that is going to be helpful :+1: Thanks for explaining!

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February 20 :heavy_check_mark: :cityscape:

ใƒฆใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒ‹ใ‚ซใฎใ“ใกใ‚‰ๅด , 29-36%

February 21 :heavy_check_mark: :cityscape:

ใƒฆใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒ‹ใ‚ซใฎใ“ใกใ‚‰ๅด , 36-48%

February 22 :heavy_check_mark: :flashlight:

ๅŠ่ฝใก , 56-61%

The last couple of days I finished another chapter of ใƒฆใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒ‹ใ‚ซ, which was my favourite so far. And then today I resumed ๅŠ่ฝใก after what felt like ages. Reading went slowly, but it was once more a rather unfocused day (I canโ€™t wait for this stupid month to be over). It looks to be another interesting chapter and I canโ€™t wait to read on tomorrow.

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Yes, maybe. On the other hand, it really feels like an authentic Japanese story of old, so thereโ€™s that. :woman_shrugging: It probably just happens to not match my taste right now.
Also, I was expecting the next chapter to be based on a different book with a different genre, but Iโ€™m still wondering whether I can make it to that point :rofl:

:tada:

Happy to hear that you like it as Iโ€™m the person who roped you into this endeavor :grin:

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Day 52
I finished the third volume Kindaichi Shounen. Even though I didnโ€™t like the setting this time the conclusion was not over the top like in the first two cases. I prefer this a little bit more realistic style. Continued reading Tsugumomo which is not that fun I already read I think up to volume 23 in english so I already know
what happens next.

Furthermore I played the japanese beach volleyball game I have. Itโ€™s fun but Iโ€™m pretty bad at it.

3680 pages read

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February 22nd.

Today I read chapter 57 of Shadowโ€™s House. I struggled a bit with this one, but I was falling asleep a bit as I read so thats probably why!
Iโ€™ll skim through the chapter again tomorrow before starting on chapter 58 just to make sure Iโ€™m confident I understood everything that happened!

(Home Post)

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Home

I read the MP100 DJ ใ‚ใญใฎใฏใชใ—ใ€‚About my sister. about Reigen and his sister on pixiv. It was pretty cute. If I have the chance to get the physical version (not too expensively), then I will.

I read 4 pages of ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ, leaving off on pg 39. Iโ€™m thinking my suspicion that Mashiro is the kitsune whom Tamaki is rumored to have summoned/hired/whatever to guard the books in Mikurakan might be correct. Anyway, I dunno if Iโ€™m in the minority or not, but Iโ€™m really liking this book so far. This is more my brand of weird than ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŸใก lol. I just havenโ€™t really had the spoons lately to read much by way of novels or even manga. MTaP is easier because thereโ€™s less time reading than not, and when I do have to read, itโ€™s usually only in small chunks and at least somewhat spread out. Even though yesterday I suddenly got a bunch of quests right after anotherโ€ฆ

As usual these days, I also played some ใใฟใฎใพใก ใƒใƒซใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚ข.

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:performing_arts: Home :switzerland:

February 22nd

ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ธใƒงใฎๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชๅ†’้™บ10
start - 30

ใƒซใƒชใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚ดใƒณ 1
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This chapter reminded me of the song Free Falling which til is by Tom Petty. Funky because Araki sensei liked Tom Petty enough to name a Part 1 character after him. Further funkiness is that the song seems to have come out in the same year as this volume was releasedโ€ฆ It might be that the timing is just off, or that Araki was one of the first people to get and listen to this album and then indirectly reference it in his work. I wouldnโ€™t rule it out since a later characterโ€™s ability is called Gold Experience after Princeโ€™s The Gold Experience and they also both came out the same year. JoJo casually hitting me with the music history without actually trying to.

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

Since the 3ds store is going offline soon, I figured Iโ€™d dig out my 3ds and see if there was any stuff on the store that I might be interested in getting for japanese learning. Unfortunately, I forgot that 3ds is region locked so cant play/download any japanese games normally. So, like any normal and sane human being, I spent the next 3-4 hours โ€œde-nintendoifyingโ€ my 3ds to play out of region stuff. Not a particularly difficult process, but it is fairly involved, and also time consuming since my sd card adapter has a pretty slow transfer speed.

Then I was on a roll, so I finally replaced the screen digitizer in that japanese ds lite I got last month, replaced the caps on my gamecube controller analog sticks, moved some of my japanese gamecube games I was playing on dolphin to a physical drive so I can play them on my wii, just a ton of game related qol stuff. Iโ€™m like a little squirrel hiding away nuts for the winter, but will forget where 90% of them are and will never touch them again. The process itself is kinda fun so I donโ€™t mind too much :laughing: I just love tinkering with things

Read:

  • ใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒขใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ ใ‚ชใƒกใ‚ฌใƒซใƒ“ใƒผ idk if you can call this reading, but I played up to where you can pick a starter and have been soft resetting to get an ่‰ฒ้•ใ„ใ‚ญใƒขใƒช. Alpha sapphire was a game I played all the way through when I was learning french, so maybe, against all odds, I can actually focus enough to finish a game I start in japanese :laughing:
  • ไธ‰ใƒ„ๆ˜Ÿใ‚ซใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ ch 20

Word of the Day:
้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹ ใ€Œใ‚ˆใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€ใƒผ to avoid (physical contact with)

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