Day 53. 22nd of February
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 sheโs being guarded by a wolf that isnโt 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?
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
February 22nd
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 11.83% // Volume II: 34.97% 
Read earlier, but then forgot to post
้ ๅฏใใใใฟใคใใผ Secret; clandestine; covert: (a) spy; secret agent
็ฌใใใใใผ Box carried on your back to store items for pilgrimage
Forms
ๆฑ ๏ผ ๆธใใชใใใ(Waterโs edge; shore; beach)
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 1561)
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Head of the Oda clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟกๅบใใใ ใฎใถใฒใใ- Older brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใใ(also: ไฟกๅใใฎใถใใคใ) - Younger brother
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ) - Military Commander
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ(Common name: ๅไธ้ใใใคใใถใใใ) - Military Commander
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ- Military Commander
ไฝไน
้ ็้ใใใใพ ใใใใใ(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใใ ใใใใ) - Military Commander
ไฝไน
้ ็ๆฟใใใใพ ใใใพใใ(nickname: ็่ใใใใฐใ) - Retainer
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(Other name: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ) - Retainer
โ ่ญไธธใใใใพใใ- Son
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟใใใพใถใก ใใใใ- Magistrate
โ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใใใพใถใก ใใใจใใ- Father (Chief Vassal)
ๆธ้จ ๆฐๅทฆ่ก้ใใจใน ใใใใใใใ- Castle commander
Maeda Clan
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(childhood name: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ) - Military commander
Saito Clan
ๆ่ค ็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Military commander
โ ๅญซๅ้ใใพใใใใใ- Brother
โ ๅๅนณๆฌกใใใธใใใ- Brother
โ ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Father
Akechi Clan
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - Military Commander
ๆๆบ ๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Military Commander and adoptive father of Jyubei
โ ๆๆบ ็งๆบใใใใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ- Son, and retainer to Jyubei
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท ็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ไฟก็ใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Asakura Clan
ๆๅ ็พฉๆฏใใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Matsudaira Clan
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ(Childhood name: ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ// Other name: ๅ
ๅบทใใใจใใใ) - Soldier
Non-affiliated
้ตๆฎฟ ็ไธใใใฉ (ใฎ) ใใใใกใ- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)
I was away over the extended weekend, therefore my post for last week is a bit delayed.
Pages read per day:
What I read:
Regarding the book, itโs super-sweet and funny and sometimes a bit ridiculous and sometimes deep, which makes for an excellent mix! Plus, itโs super easy to read for me (Iโm 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.)Overall stat (as of Sunday): 1310 pages read, 8690 to go!
February 22nd
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. 
The plot thickens as Eriol, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon have finally revealed themselves to Sakura and company.
Word or expression of the day:
ๅฏพๅฆ (+ใใ) - (ใใใใ) - dealing with, coping with
Mmm, I think that choosing โmagical realismโ as the genre to visit first was probably not ideal.
20/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ็ทจ (a page)
21/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ็ทจ (84 - 91%)
22/02/23: 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ็ทจ (91 - 100%)
Iโve been a little busy these past few days, but Iโve managed to finally finish 1Q84 Book 1 ๅ็ทจ!!! Aaaa! There goes my second Japanese book. Or at least half of it 
Anyways, now itโs time to dive into Book 1 ๅพ็ทจ - I believe I still have some catching up to do. Hope the second half is as good as the first because Iโve been enjoying this a lot :333
Home post // Feb 22 
ใป่ฌๅฑใฎใฒใจใใใจ๏ผ (70% โ 73%)
I was thinking maybe I can finish this book before the Winter Challenge ends. I guess weโll see. Just a week left!
May I ask what you mean by โthe genre to visit firstโ? 
Sounds very out of context to me, Iโm clearly missing out on something.
Technically spoilers, but only of stuff thatโs written in the back-of-the-book-blurb:
The plot of the book is that due to a โbook curseโ on her familyโs 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.
Ah, that makes sense! I plan to read this book after Iโve finished my current one, so being aware of that is going to be helpful 
Thanks for explaining!
February 20 
ใฆใผใใญใใซใฎใใกใๅด , 29-36%
February 21
ใฆใผใใญใใซใฎใใกใๅด , 36-48%
February 22 
ๅ่ฝใก , 56-61%
The last couple of days I finished another chapter of ใฆใผใใญใใซ, which was my favourite so far. And then today I resumed ๅ่ฝใก after what felt like ages. Reading went slowly, but it was once more a rather unfocused day (I canโt wait for this stupid month to be over). It looks to be another interesting chapter and I canโt wait to read on tomorrow.
Yes, maybe. On the other hand, it really feels like an authentic Japanese story of old, so thereโs that. 
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 Iโm still wondering whether I can make it to that point 
Happy to hear that you like it as Iโm the person who roped you into this endeavor 
Day 52
I finished the third volume Kindaichi Shounen. Even though I didnโt 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. Itโs fun but Iโm pretty bad at it.
3680 pages read
February 22nd.
Today I read chapter 57 of Shadowโs House. I struggled a bit with this one, but I was falling asleep a bit as I read so thats probably why!
Iโll skim through the chapter again tomorrow before starting on chapter 58 just to make sure Iโm confident I understood everything that happened!
I read the MP100 DJ ใใญใฎใฏใชใใAbout 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 ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ, leaving off on pg 39. Iโm 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 Iโm in the minority or not, but Iโm really liking this book so far. This is more my brand of weird than ใใฐใกใใใใก lol. I just havenโt really had the spoons lately to read much by way of novels or even manga. MTaP is easier because thereโs less time reading than not, and when I do have to read, itโs usually only in small chunks and at least somewhat spread out. Even though yesterday I suddenly got a bunch of quests right after anotherโฆ
As usual these days, I also played some ใใฟใฎใพใก ใใซใใฃใข.
Home 
February 22nd
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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 releasedโฆ 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 wouldnโt rule it out since a later characterโs ability is called Gold Experience after Princeโs The Gold Experience and they also both came out the same year. JoJo casually hitting me with the music history without actually trying to.
๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅ (Home Post Link)
Since the 3ds store is going offline soon, I figured Iโd 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 โde-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. Iโm 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 donโt mind too much 
I just love tinkering with things
Read:
Word of the Day:
้ฟใใ ใใใใใใผ to avoid (physical contact with)
February 21st
Just the tiniest bit of Aomi today, but Iโm fine with that since I got a lot of other things done.
February 22nd
What did I read?: ้ญๅฅณใจ็ซใฎ่ฉฑ
How much did I read?: 3 pages
(Continued 5th Story )
How long did it take me?: 41 m
Started late, so only a bit of reading. And one of those pages was really text-heavyโฆ 
February 22 Home Post
A bit of an interesting one today; for birthday shenanigans I went to an arcade which had bunch of rhythm games, including some which were completely in Japanese that I was able to use pretty confidently! So that was cool, always a good feeling but now I am very tired and I must sleep
I read this weekโs ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่
ใฏ and I liked it a lot! Unfortunately it seems like I am the only person really digging it. I just like fun silly books about kids who like (or are going to learn to like) books I guess I wonder if this means everyone would likewise dislike ๆฌใๅฎใใใจใใ็ซ as the vibe of that book was quite similar, although I donโt think the vocab stretched quite as wide.
Hard relate. Iโve done this with so many things on my laptops. I hate getting new computers because I have to remember how I set up various key bindings and oh right I downloaded specifically this version of something because it was the last one compatible with some other random thing I was playing with. And so on.
I think it would depend; I wouldnโt go as far as saying I dislike ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่
ใฏ, so much as that the structure seems to mean that a lot of each chapter is basically zero-stakes no-plot-development no-worldbuilding โ they go into the book world, wander around it having encounters that are meaningless outside the book world, and then when they find the stolen book everything resets. So Iโm interested in who the thief might be, whether the shrine is involved, where this book curse came from, who and what Mashiro is, and the book is giving me basically none of that. Iโm not much interested in pastiches of $genre, because Iโd rather go read the actual genre which does it better and with actual stakes involved. Chapter two might end better, thoughโฆ
(Mild spoilers up to middle of chapter 2.)
