📚📚 Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 ☃❄

[natarin]

March 24 Home Post

Pretty solid reading day today; I started on my newly acquired haikyuus which was delightful as always, then I started on Shuu’s B part in BU$TAFELLOWS. And oh boy has that gone some places It’s been a fun one though, I’m certainly enjoying it!

@nyxqueenofshadows

i love how tiny ouran looks next to haikyuu here i’m putting a ban on buying for a few months, otherwise i’m gonna run out of shelves (and money for shipping…)

Same, I think I need to make buying more reading materials illegal until I get through at least a majority of what I already have

@Zakarius

Whoa, that’s all one haul?? So many books!

I fell into the trap of “what if the whole series isn’t available to buy again??” haha, I’ve fought mandarake stocking too many times before

[javerend]

@natarin

Same, I think I need to make buying more reading materials illegal until I get through at least a majority of what I already have

I keep telling myself the same things… and yet somehow more books keep magically showing up in the mailbox the struggle may just be futile, the good deals will always win

[polv]

Mar 25, Sat of Week 13 of Winter Q1 2023

• 残月記 : 月景石 Ch.5

I need to dream again, no matter what

• うたわれるもの

Words of the day

• ギスギス = (on-mim) uncomfortable; unfriendly (atmosphere)
• ひたと = close to / suddenly (stopping). First meaning is like ピタリと or 直(じか)に.
• ひやりと = chilly; shivering (in fear, dread, or just cold wind). From 冷(ひ)や冷(ひ)や.
• 枷(かせ) = handcuffs; restraints / ties; bonds. Has Furigana. I also think of 柵(しがらみ).
• 一丁前(いっちょうまえ) = (becoming of) a grown up = 一人前(いちにんまえ)
• 忘却(ぼうきゃく) = forgetting; oblivion
• 渦(うず) = whirlpool. Not to confuse with 臼(うす) (= mortar). In the middle of whirlpool is 渦中(かちゅう) (= turmoil).
• 栄華(えいが) = glory / luxury. Sounds like 映画(えいが).
• 常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ) = evergreen tree
• 落葉樹(らくようじゅ) = deciduous tree
• 安普請(やすぶしん) = cheaply built (house). Has Furigana. Cheap and standard building request, perhaps.
• 稜線(りょうせん) = ridgeline of a mountain. Has Furigana. 山稜(さんりょう) is a mountain ridge, that is, edges and corners.

[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den

March 25th
新書太閣記 progress: 21.96% // Volume III: 46.81%

Happy cherry blossom viewing season!

Words found under the kotatsu

None today

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

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

日吉「ひよし」- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: 猿「さる」/ 針売り「はりうり」
Name serving Nobunaga: 木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」

Family
木下弥右衛門「きのした やえもん」- Father
– – 乙若「おとわか」- Old friend (serves under 織田)
筑阿弥「ちくあみ」ー Step-father
大政所「おおまんどころ」// also お奈加「おなか」ー Mother
おつみ - Older sister
小竹「こちく」- Baby brother
加藤清正「かとう きよまさ」// also 弾正「だんじょう」- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
– Married to: おえつ (sister of お奈加)

Friends & Acquaintances
仁王「におう」- Big kid friend
於福「おふく」(Nickname - full name: 福太郎「ふくたろ」) // 楊景福「ようけいふく」(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
– 五郎大夫 「ごろ だゆう」// 祥瑞「しょうずい」(Chinese name) - Father
– 梨琴「りきん」- Mother
捨次郎「すてじろう」- Previous servant to 五郎, later the adoptive father of 於福, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀小六「はちすか ころく」(also 正勝 「まさかつ」) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
– 七内「なない」- Younger brother
– Married to 松波「まつなみ」
– – 亀一「かめいち」- Son

Retainers:
稲田大炊助「いなだ おおいのすけ]
青山新七「あおやま しんしち」
長井半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」
松原内匠「まつばら たくみ」

Others:
国吉「くによし」- Gunsmith/blacksmith
渡辺天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
難波内記「なんば ないき」- Spy disguised as a Komuso
仁田彦十「にった ひこじゅう」- Subordinate

(蜂須賀正利「はちすか まさとし」- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Head of the Saito clan
– 斎藤義龍「さいとう よしたつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Son

明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - serves under Dosan
– 又市「またいち」- Underling / foot soldier

堀田 道空「ほった どうくう」- Chief retainer
弥平治光春「やへいじ みつはら」- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
– 明智光安「あけち みつやす」- Father
春日丹後「かすが たんご」- Military commander

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
– 卯月「うづき」- Nobunaga’s faithful, old horse
– 織田信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
– – 織田与三郎「おだ よさぶろう」- Younger brother
– – 織田信行「おだ のぶかつ」(Other name: 信成「のぶなり」) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
平手 政秀「ひらて まさひで」
– 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」(nickname: 五郎左「ごろうざ」) - First son
– 監物「けんもつ」- Second son
– 甚左衛門「じんざえもん」- Third son
– 雨宮勘解由「あめみや かげゆ」- Servant
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」(common name: 新五郎「しんごろ」/ nickname: 佐渡「さどう」) (served under Nobunaga too)
– 美作守「みまさかのかみ」- Younger brother
青山 信昌「あおやま のぶまさ」(common name: 与三右衛門「よそうえもん」)
内藤 勝介「ないとう しょうすけ / かつすけ」

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
柴田勝家「しばた かついえ」(Nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)

Others:
市川大介「いちかわ だいすけ」- Archery master/instructor
平田三位「ひらた さんみ」- Master of military strategy
浅野又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
がんまく - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
斯波義統「しば よしむね」- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
– 斯波義銀「しば よしかね」- Son

Imagawa Clan
今川義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo

Retainers:
松下之綱「まつした ゆきつな」(common name: 加兵衛「かへい」)
飯尾豊前「いのお ぶぜん」
多賀能八郎「たがのう はしろう」(nickname: 能八「のうはち」)

Takeda Clan
太郎義信「たけだ よしのぶ」- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
上泉 信綱「かみいずみ のぶつな」(also: 上泉 伊勢守「かみいずみ いせのかみ」) - Founder of the 新陰流「しんかげりゅう」school of Kenjutsu
– 疋田小伯「ひきた しょうはく」- Disciple
– 神後五六郎「かんご ごろくろう」- Disciple

塚原 卜伝「つかはら ぼくでん」- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People

• 阿倍仲麻呂「あべ の なかまろ」ー Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

• 白楽天「はく きょい」ー Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: 白楽天「はく らくてん」in Japan. (Late 700s)

• 道元「どうげん」(or 道元禅師「どうげん ぜんじ」ー Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as 栄西禅師「えいさい ぜんじ」) (Early / mid 1200s)

• 空海「くうかい」ー The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: 弘法大師「こうぼう だいし」born as: 佐伯 眞魚「さえき の まお」(late 700s / early 800s)

• 源頼政「みなもと の よりまさ」ー Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

• 平 重盛「たいら の しげもり」ー Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

• 桓武（天皇）「かんむ（てんのう）」ー 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

Volume II: 1555 - 1562

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan
– 織田 信広「おだ のぶひろ」- Older brother
– 織田 信行「おだ のぶゆき」(also: 信勝「のぶかつ」) - Younger brother
– 織田 お市「おだ おいち」- Younger sister

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

Military Commanders
浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」
– こひ - Wife
– 寧子「ねね」- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
– おや屋「おやや」- Youngest Daughter
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」(nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(Common name: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」
佐久間 盛重「さくま もりしげ」(also know as: 大学「だいがく」)
山口 守孝「やまぐち もりたか」(also known as: 海老丞「えびのじょう」)
柘植 友顕「つげ ともあき」(also known as: 玄蕃「げんば」)
梶川 一秀「かじかわ かずひで」
佐久間 信辰「さくま のぶとき」
佐々 政次「さっさ まさつぐ」
岩室 重休「いわむろ しげやす」
簗田 政綱「やなだ まさつな」(also known as: 弥二右衛門「やじえもん」)
毛利 良勝「もうり よしかつ」
中川 重政「なかがわ しげまさ」

Retainers
佐久間 盛政「さくま もりまさ」(nickname: 玄蕃「げんば」)
森 可成「もり よしなり」(Other name: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
– 蘭丸「らんまる」- Son
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」(Common name: 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)

Others
山淵 右近「やまぶち うこん」- Magistrate
– 山淵 義遠「やまぶち よしとお」- Father (Chief Vassal)
道家 清十郎「どうけ せいじゅうろう」- Wealthy farmer and lord

戸部 新左衛門「とべ しんざえもん」- Castle commander
水野 帯刀「みずの たてわき」- Castle Guard
服部 一忠「はっとり かずただ」(also called: 小平太「こへいた」) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(childhood name: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
– 佐脇 良之「さわき よしゆけ」(also known as: 藤八郎「とうはちろう」) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
斎藤 義龍「さいとう よしさつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」)
– 孫四郎「まごしろう」- Brother
– 喜平次「きへいじ」- Brother
– 斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Father

Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
明智 光安「あけち みつやす」- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
– 明智 秀満「あけち ひでみつ」- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

Imagawa Clan
今川 義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo
– 今川 氏真「いまがわ うじざね」- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
– 太原 雪斎「たいげん せっさい」- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
伊丹 康直「いたみ やすなお」(also known as: 権阿弥「ごんあみ」)
庵原 忠縁「いはら ただより」(also known as: 将監「しょうげん」)
斎藤 利澄「さいとう としずみ」(also known as: 掃部介「かぶのすけ」)
関口 氏経「せきぐち うじつね」
富永 氏繁「とみなが うじしげ」(also known as: 伯耆守「ほうきのかみ」)

Others
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」(Childhood name: 竹千代「たけちよ」// Other name: 元康「もとやす」) - Retainer
– 築山「つきやま」- Wife
– 榊原 忠政「さかきばら ただまさ」- Vassal
– 石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」- Loyal follower
朝比奈 主計「あさひな かずえ」- Samurai
井伊 直盛「いい なおもり」- Retainer

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Daimyo

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
酒井 正親「さかい まさちか」(also known as: 与四郎「よしろう」)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
松平 親俊「まつだいら ちかとし」(also known as: 左馬助「さまのすけ」)
杉浦 吉貞「すぎうら よしさだ」(also known as: 八郎五郎「はちろうごろう」)

Miyoshi Clan
三好 長慶「みよし ながよし」- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
松永 弾正 久秀「まつなが だんじょう ひさひで」

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
足利 義輝「あしかが よしてる」- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
細川 晴元「ほそかわ はるもと」- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

Non-affiliated
鵜殿 甚七「うど (の) じんしち」- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1564)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田 信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Hideyoshi
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
( – – 浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Father)
( – – おや屋「おやや」- Younger sister)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

Military Commanders
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」
佐久間 信盛「さくま のぶもり」
林 秀貞「はやし ひださだ」
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」
菅屋 長頼「すがや ながより」
織田 広良「おだ ひろよし」(cousin to Nobunaga)
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(also called: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
川口 宗勝「かわぐち むねかつ」(Common name: 久助「きゅうすけ」)
日比野 六大夫「ひびの ろくだゆう」
梶田 直繁「かじた なおしげ」(also called: 隼人「はやと」)
松原 内匠「まつばら たくみ」
堀尾 吉晴「ほりお よしはる」(also called: 茂助「もすけ」)
– 堀尾 泰晴「ほりお やすはる」(also called: 吉久「よしひさ」) - Father

Matsudaira Clan
松平 元康「まつだいら もとやす」- Leader of the Matsudaira Clan

Military Commanders
石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」
酒井 忠次「さかい ただつぐ」

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also called: 小六「ころく」// new name because it’s a new year so why not, let’s have a new name: 彦右衛門 正勝「ひこえもん まさかつ) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
– 松波「まつなみ」- Wife
– 亀一「かめいち」- Eldest son
– 又十郎「またじゅうろう」- Cousin

渡辺 天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
長井 半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」- Retainer

Mino Province
大沢 次郎左衛門「おおさわ じろうざえもん」(nickname: 虎「とら」) - Lord of Unuma Castle
斎藤 龍興「さいとう たつおき」- Daimyo

Military Commanders
不破 光治「ふわ みつはら」(also called: 平四郎「へいしろう」)
安藤 定治「あんどう さだはる」(also called: 範俊「のりとし」)
竹中 重治「たけなか しげはる」(also called: 半兵衛「はんべえ」)
– 竹中 善左衛門「たけなか ぜんざえもん」- Subordinate

Ujiie Clan
氏家 直元「うじいえ なおもと」- Military Commander

Unaffiliated
恵瓊「えけい」- Travelling monk
尾州 風客「びしゅう ふうきゃく」- Mountain Hermit

[mariodesu]

I just had a consideration that I think it’s worth sharing. I’ve been reading a lot recently, and I’ve been doing it for months on a daily basis, but this week I began doing something I wanted to try since when I started studying japanese In summer 2022, which is, watching anime with subtitles and translating it bit by bit as I would do with a manga.
I’m amazed by how fast I’m improving in Jap since I’ve been doing this, it’s like something just clicked, wow. And at first it was completely different from reading because writing and speaking have a different style even when the writing is quoting a speech line in manga. Having the tone of voice and the pauses between words helps making sense of a speech structure that then automatically transfers to reading. I would suggest anyone doing such practice as well as reading. After all babies learn to listen and to speak before learning to read (may not have sense, but sounds like it does).

Note that I don’t mean just do passive or moderately active listening practice, like watching an anime, recognizing the sentence structure and picking some words here and there, occasionally. I mean the most active form of listening possible, I’m not going to the next sentence if I didn’t make sense of the previous line, both logically and grammatically. Incredible results

(Once again, I don’t know where I posted this and what’s the topic but seems related with reading practice hahha)

[Greti33]

March 24th & 25th Days 83 & 84

Home post

夢十夜 (First dream)
1Q84 Book 1 後編 (77 - 84%)

Yesterday, I decided to join the 夢十夜 reading group to read something different for a change, and damn. The first dream had stunning imagery - may just re-read it again :3

Today, I read chapter 22 of 1Q84. Things are getting real interesting

[lucylavelle]

March 25th!

Today I read this weeks ABBC assignment of Ruri Dragon.

(Home Post)

[javerend]

３月２５日 (Home Post Link)

Read:

• 三ツ星カラーズ ch 50
• 打ち水 - Wikipedia - When i saw that the definition included cooling pavement, I was kinda curious so I went and read the wiki page for this. Not exactly sure how effective it is at combating heat island effect, but i guess if it gives you something to make you feel like you’re doing something

Word of the Day:
打ち水「うちみず」ー sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)​

[enbyboiwonder]

Home

I realized last night when the thread updated that I never did read last week’s chapter of S×F, so uh

• SPY×FAMILY mission 31
• started 2.43 ch 3-2 FRAGILE BALL and read 7 pages, leaving off on pg 249
• ねこ島物語

Too tired today to read any more

[natarin]

March 25 Home Post

Whilst sorting out things for Zero Escape book club today I inadvertently discovered that there’s a ブルーロック gacha game, so naturally I messed around with that a bit then I played some more BU$TAFELLOWS and finished off Shuu’s route! Then I went ahead and unlocked Mozu’s, we’ll see if I have enough self-control to wait for the club schedule

[polv]

Mar 26, Sun of Week 13 of Winter Q1 2023

• うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Unlocked opening cinematics. Now, game starting up is a little less quiet.

• うらら迷路帖 Vol.3 (68-100%)

Words of the day

• まったり = (on-mim) laidback lifestyle / rich taste
• ゆめゆめ = absolutely (not) = 夢々(ゆめゆめ). Also, dreams.
• そこかしこ(.) = everywhere
• むしる(.) = to pluck (grass; weeds)
• じらす(.) = to tease by not doing; to keep in suspense
• ひらめく = to flash (also, to one’s mind) = 閃(ひらめ)く
• 創作意欲(そうさくいよく) = creative urge
• 字(じ)あまり = excess syllables (in poems) = 字余(じあま)り
• 見立(みた)てる = to choose (e.g. clothes). 見立(みた)て = (nice) selection
• 仕立(した)て = dressmaking
• 諳(そら)んじる = to recite from memory. First Kanji has Furigana, in alternate writing of 諳記(あんき).
• 捩(ね)じ伏(ふ)せる = to hold down by force
• 明(あ)け渡(わた)す = to hand down; to surrender (power; building; land)
• 飽(あ)き飽(あ)き = getting tired of
• 撃退(げきたい) = repelling
• 陥落(かんらく) = surrender; give in to. To めろめろ in context.
• 熟睡(じゅくすい) = deep asleep
• 木霊(こだま) = echo = 山彦(やまびこ)
• 対局(たいきょく) = general situation
• こよなく愛(あい)する = to love beyond all else. The first part seems to be from こよなし = 「越ゆなし」の意か。よい場合にも悪い場合にもいう
• 清濁併(せいだくあわ)せ呑(の)む = to be broad-minded. Drink mixture of clear and muddy water.

[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den

March 26th
新書太閣記 progress: 22.24% // Volume III: 51.51%

Words found under the kotatsu

秋茄子「あきなす」ー Autumn eggplant
神経痛「しんけいつう」ー Nerve pain; neuralgia

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

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

日吉「ひよし」- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: 猿「さる」/ 針売り「はりうり」
Name serving Nobunaga: 木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」

Family
木下弥右衛門「きのした やえもん」- Father
– – 乙若「おとわか」- Old friend (serves under 織田)
筑阿弥「ちくあみ」ー Step-father
大政所「おおまんどころ」// also お奈加「おなか」ー Mother
おつみ - Older sister
小竹「こちく」- Baby brother
加藤清正「かとう きよまさ」// also 弾正「だんじょう」- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
– Married to: おえつ (sister of お奈加)

Friends & Acquaintances
仁王「におう」- Big kid friend
於福「おふく」(Nickname - full name: 福太郎「ふくたろ」) // 楊景福「ようけいふく」(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
– 五郎大夫 「ごろ だゆう」// 祥瑞「しょうずい」(Chinese name) - Father
– 梨琴「りきん」- Mother
捨次郎「すてじろう」- Previous servant to 五郎, later the adoptive father of 於福, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀小六「はちすか ころく」(also 正勝 「まさかつ」) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
– 七内「なない」- Younger brother
– Married to 松波「まつなみ」
– – 亀一「かめいち」- Son

Retainers:
稲田大炊助「いなだ おおいのすけ]
青山新七「あおやま しんしち」
長井半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」
松原内匠「まつばら たくみ」

Others:
国吉「くによし」- Gunsmith/blacksmith
渡辺天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
難波内記「なんば ないき」- Spy disguised as a Komuso
仁田彦十「にった ひこじゅう」- Subordinate

(蜂須賀正利「はちすか まさとし」- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Head of the Saito clan
– 斎藤義龍「さいとう よしたつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Son

明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - serves under Dosan
– 又市「またいち」- Underling / foot soldier

堀田 道空「ほった どうくう」- Chief retainer
弥平治光春「やへいじ みつはら」- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
– 明智光安「あけち みつやす」- Father
春日丹後「かすが たんご」- Military commander

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
– 卯月「うづき」- Nobunaga’s faithful, old horse
– 織田信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
– – 織田与三郎「おだ よさぶろう」- Younger brother
– – 織田信行「おだ のぶかつ」(Other name: 信成「のぶなり」) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
平手 政秀「ひらて まさひで」
– 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」(nickname: 五郎左「ごろうざ」) - First son
– 監物「けんもつ」- Second son
– 甚左衛門「じんざえもん」- Third son
– 雨宮勘解由「あめみや かげゆ」- Servant
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」(common name: 新五郎「しんごろ」/ nickname: 佐渡「さどう」) (served under Nobunaga too)
– 美作守「みまさかのかみ」- Younger brother
青山 信昌「あおやま のぶまさ」(common name: 与三右衛門「よそうえもん」)
内藤 勝介「ないとう しょうすけ / かつすけ」

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
柴田勝家「しばた かついえ」(Nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)

Others:
市川大介「いちかわ だいすけ」- Archery master/instructor
平田三位「ひらた さんみ」- Master of military strategy
浅野又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
がんまく - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
斯波義統「しば よしむね」- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
– 斯波義銀「しば よしかね」- Son

Imagawa Clan
今川義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo

Retainers:
松下之綱「まつした ゆきつな」(common name: 加兵衛「かへい」)
飯尾豊前「いのお ぶぜん」
多賀能八郎「たがのう はしろう」(nickname: 能八「のうはち」)

Takeda Clan
太郎義信「たけだ よしのぶ」- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
上泉 信綱「かみいずみ のぶつな」(also: 上泉 伊勢守「かみいずみ いせのかみ」) - Founder of the 新陰流「しんかげりゅう」school of Kenjutsu
– 疋田小伯「ひきた しょうはく」- Disciple
– 神後五六郎「かんご ごろくろう」- Disciple

塚原 卜伝「つかはら ぼくでん」- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People

• 阿倍仲麻呂「あべ の なかまろ」ー Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

• 白楽天「はく きょい」ー Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: 白楽天「はく らくてん」in Japan. (Late 700s)

• 道元「どうげん」(or 道元禅師「どうげん ぜんじ」ー Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as 栄西禅師「えいさい ぜんじ」) (Early / mid 1200s)

• 空海「くうかい」ー The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: 弘法大師「こうぼう だいし」born as: 佐伯 眞魚「さえき の まお」(late 700s / early 800s)

• 源頼政「みなもと の よりまさ」ー Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

• 平 重盛「たいら の しげもり」ー Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

• 桓武（天皇）「かんむ（てんのう）」ー 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

Volume II: 1555 - 1562

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan
– 織田 信広「おだ のぶひろ」- Older brother
– 織田 信行「おだ のぶゆき」(also: 信勝「のぶかつ」) - Younger brother
– 織田 お市「おだ おいち」- Younger sister

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

Military Commanders
浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」
– こひ - Wife
– 寧子「ねね」- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
– おや屋「おやや」- Youngest Daughter
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」(nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(Common name: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」
佐久間 盛重「さくま もりしげ」(also know as: 大学「だいがく」)
山口 守孝「やまぐち もりたか」(also known as: 海老丞「えびのじょう」)
柘植 友顕「つげ ともあき」(also known as: 玄蕃「げんば」)
梶川 一秀「かじかわ かずひで」
佐久間 信辰「さくま のぶとき」
佐々 政次「さっさ まさつぐ」
岩室 重休「いわむろ しげやす」
簗田 政綱「やなだ まさつな」(also known as: 弥二右衛門「やじえもん」)
毛利 良勝「もうり よしかつ」
中川 重政「なかがわ しげまさ」

Retainers
佐久間 盛政「さくま もりまさ」(nickname: 玄蕃「げんば」)
森 可成「もり よしなり」(Other name: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
– 蘭丸「らんまる」- Son
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」(Common name: 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)

Others
山淵 右近「やまぶち うこん」- Magistrate
– 山淵 義遠「やまぶち よしとお」- Father (Chief Vassal)
道家 清十郎「どうけ せいじゅうろう」- Wealthy farmer and lord

戸部 新左衛門「とべ しんざえもん」- Castle commander
水野 帯刀「みずの たてわき」- Castle Guard
服部 一忠「はっとり かずただ」(also called: 小平太「こへいた」) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(childhood name: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
– 佐脇 良之「さわき よしゆけ」(also known as: 藤八郎「とうはちろう」) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
斎藤 義龍「さいとう よしさつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」)
– 孫四郎「まごしろう」- Brother
– 喜平次「きへいじ」- Brother
– 斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Father

Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
明智 光安「あけち みつやす」- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
– 明智 秀満「あけち ひでみつ」- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

Imagawa Clan
今川 義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo
– 今川 氏真「いまがわ うじざね」- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
– 太原 雪斎「たいげん せっさい」- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
伊丹 康直「いたみ やすなお」(also known as: 権阿弥「ごんあみ」)
庵原 忠縁「いはら ただより」(also known as: 将監「しょうげん」)
斎藤 利澄「さいとう としずみ」(also known as: 掃部介「かぶのすけ」)
関口 氏経「せきぐち うじつね」
富永 氏繁「とみなが うじしげ」(also known as: 伯耆守「ほうきのかみ」)

Others
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」(Childhood name: 竹千代「たけちよ」// Other name: 元康「もとやす」) - Retainer
– 築山「つきやま」- Wife
– 榊原 忠政「さかきばら ただまさ」- Vassal
– 石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」- Loyal follower
朝比奈 主計「あさひな かずえ」- Samurai
井伊 直盛「いい なおもり」- Retainer

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Daimyo

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
酒井 正親「さかい まさちか」(also known as: 与四郎「よしろう」)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
松平 親俊「まつだいら ちかとし」(also known as: 左馬助「さまのすけ」)
杉浦 吉貞「すぎうら よしさだ」(also known as: 八郎五郎「はちろうごろう」)

Miyoshi Clan
三好 長慶「みよし ながよし」- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
松永 弾正 久秀「まつなが だんじょう ひさひで」

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
足利 義輝「あしかが よしてる」- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
細川 晴元「ほそかわ はるもと」- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

Non-affiliated
鵜殿 甚七「うど (の) じんしち」- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1565)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田 信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Hideyoshi
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
( – – 浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Father)
( – – おや屋「おやや」- Younger sister)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant
– おつみ - Older sister

Military Commanders
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」
佐久間 信盛「さくま のぶもり」
林 秀貞「はやし ひださだ」
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」
菅屋 長頼「すがや ながより」
織田 広良「おだ ひろよし」(cousin to Nobunaga)
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(also called: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
川口 宗勝「かわぐち むねかつ」(Common name: 久助「きゅうすけ」)
日比野 六大夫「ひびの ろくだゆう」
梶田 直繁「かじた なおしげ」(also called: 隼人「はやと」)
松原 内匠「まつばら たくみ」
堀尾 吉晴「ほりお よしはる」(also called: 茂助「もすけ」)
– 堀尾 泰晴「ほりお やすはる」(also called: 吉久「よしひさ」) - Father

Matsudaira Clan
松平 元康「まつだいら もとやす」- Leader of the Matsudaira Clan

Military Commanders
石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」
酒井 忠次「さかい ただつぐ」

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also called: 小六「ころく」// new name because it’s a new year so why not, let’s have a new name: 彦右衛門 正勝「ひこえもん まさかつ) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
– 松波「まつなみ」- Wife
– 亀一「かめいち」- Eldest son
– 又十郎「またじゅうろう」- Cousin

渡辺 天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
長井 半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」- Retainer

Mino Province
大沢 次郎左衛門「おおさわ じろうざえもん」(nickname: 虎「とら」) - Lord of Unuma Castle
斎藤 龍興「さいとう たつおき」- Daimyo

Military Commanders
不破 光治「ふわ みつはら」(also called: 平四郎「へいしろう」)
安藤 定治「あんどう さだはる」(also called: 範俊「のりとし」)
竹中 重治「たけなか しげはる」(also called: 半兵衛「はんべえ」)
– 竹中 善左衛門「たけなか ぜんざえもん」- Subordinate

Ujiie Clan
氏家 直元「うじいえ なおもと」- Military Commander

Unaffiliated
恵瓊「えけい」- Travelling monk
尾州 風客「びしゅう ふうきゃく」- Mountain Hermit

[lucylavelle]

March 26th!

Today I read the next chapter of Teasing Master Takagi-san.

(Home Post)

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Read every day challenge - Spring 2023

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３月２６日 (Home Post Link)

I kind of want to finish 三ツ星カラーズ before the spring challenge starts, just to have a fresh slate going into it, so I’m going to focus on doing that for the next few days. About 2 volumes left and 6 days, should be pretty reasonable pace, I might fall a week behind on komi, unless I get tired and want to read something else for a bit though

Read:

• 三ツ星カラーズ ch 51, 52, done with volume 6!

Word of the Day:
羊皮紙「ようひし」ー parchment

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March 26 Home Post

I’ve decided not to have BU$TAFELLOWS self control so I started on Mozu’s route, very interesting so far! I didn’t get through a whole lot today but I am certainly intrigued to see where it goes

[omk3]

March 24-26
パレード, 31-42%

パレード is going relatively slowly. The weekend was busy with other things, but still, managing only 3 pages per day felt like reading nothing at all. Like so many of the books I’ve read lately, this one also changes narrator with each chapter, and each change feels extra hard in the beginning. Some of the characters’ thoughts also feel a little difficult to follow (for example, currently reading about a “self” we construct to be with others, and how you are never exactly yourself when sharing an apartment with other people, and how since they may also be using “constructed selves”, maybe there’s no one (real) in the apartment after all…).

It’s still unclear whether there will be an overarching plot or whether the author just takes this opportunity to give us a glimpse of several different young people’s lives. There is a vague sense of mystery, but it’s unclear whether it will lead anywhere or if it’s there just for flavour.

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It’s too bad I’m not interested in Slam Dunk lmao Half Price had a bunch of them:

I did get that vol 1 of 金田一 though.

• 3 pages of 2.43, leaving off on pg 251

Oda and Aoki are so cute

Context: It’s the cultural festival, and some of the guys from the boys’ team have come to Ibara’s class, which is doing a maid café. The girl on hall duty says stuff like “ご主人様二名様ご帰宅でーす!” when customers arrive.

「主人が帰宅して金払って料理を注文するって、どういう状況なんや？」

小田先輩が青木先輩のほうに身体を傾けて訊いた。

「東京発祥のそういう文化や。深く考えんとけや」

青木先輩は一応システムをわかっているらしい。

「文化……のことはようわからんな……。東京って言われるとなおさらや。牛鍋みたいなもんか」

という小田先輩の納得の仕方に「ぶっ」と青木先輩が噴きだした。なにか急にツボに入ったようだ。手の甲で口を覆って横を向いたがまだ肩が震えている。

And Oda thinks Aoki doesn’t actually like him and has just been going along with his “selfish whims” these past three years, yet Aoki’s over here calling him by a nickname and basically being his guard dog and just in general being very fond of him like all the time. But he just thinks that’s just how Aoki is. They’re in different classes and came from different middle schools, so he didn’t know him before and they don’t see each other all that much outside of volleyball, so he doesn’t know how Aoki is most of the time and that the way he is with him is special. When some of Aoki’s default misanthropy shows through, Oda’s just like, “Well he’s got a lot on his plate right now, he’s tired and stressed, he deserves to bitch some.” When Aoki told him, “Fundamentally, I’m someone who does things with ulterior motives,” Oda—well, out loud, he was like, “‘Ulterior motives’?” but his attitude is like “What are you on about, you’re not selfish, I’m the one who’s selfish.” But Oda’s a lot less selfish than he thinks he is and Aoki’s a lot more selfish than Oda gives him credit for, it’s just that since the first day they met, a lot of Aoki’s selfishness has extended to him, too. He thinks Aoki’s just being nice and going along with him, but Aoki’s not a nice person! Which isn’t to say he’s a bad person; he’s not. He’s just not nice. (I can totally see him becoming a kick-ass defense attorney with his fancy-dandy KyōDai law degree. Although I can also just as easily see him becoming a kick-ass prosecutor.)

Oda, you are an idiot. You’re his favorite person, of course he wants to stay in contact after high school too!

I can’t wait until I get to the end of this novel (not this vol, part 2), because Oda feels guilty for being selfish (as he sees it), yet he still tells Aoki he’s gonna continue to be selfish for a little longer and asks him to continue playing volleyball with him in college, and then the look Aoki gives him in the anime that’s just so incredibly fond and like ‘of course there’s no way I wasn’t going to’? That “Fundamentally, I’m someone who does things with ulterior motives” / “‘Ulterior motives’?” / “It’s all right if you don’t understand” exchange killed me more in the novel than the anime even though that portion of the exchange wasn’t even all that different, so yeah. I’m expecting this one to kill me too. (That exchange is also how I learned 下心.)

Then I also can’t wait to get glimpses of them in college, but that’s in book 4. I’ve still got the HaruKou Arc before then. Which will be entirely new content because the anime only covered (much of) the first two novels!

(If anyone not Kanno and Ibara become canon in this series, I feel like it’s most likely to be these two, but I’m not expecting anything. There are some bits that are pretty gay in a way where you’re like, “That has to be on purpose, right?!” but it’s still not a romance, much less a BL, so chances are slim to none. But even if they weren’t, my policy is generally to go in expecting nothing anyway lmao)

Only had about 3-4 hrs available for reading, and it was uh not very well spent lol so that’s as far as I got.

Some vocab of note:

ありがた迷惑 (ありがためいわく) [n., な-adj.] unwelcome favor; misplaced kindness
冷やす (ひやす) [他サ五] to relax; to regain one’s composure; to calm down; to cool off
牛鍋 (ぎゅうなべ) a dialectal word meaning “sukiyaki”

[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den

March 27th
新書太閣記 progress: 22.72% // Volume III: 57.32%

Words found under the kotatsu

人品「じんぴん」ー Personality; personal appearance; character

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

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

日吉「ひよし」- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: 猿「さる」/ 針売り「はりうり」
Name serving Nobunaga: 木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」

Family
木下弥右衛門「きのした やえもん」- Father
– – 乙若「おとわか」- Old friend (serves under 織田)
筑阿弥「ちくあみ」ー Step-father
大政所「おおまんどころ」// also お奈加「おなか」ー Mother
おつみ - Older sister
小竹「こちく」- Baby brother
加藤清正「かとう きよまさ」// also 弾正「だんじょう」- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
– Married to: おえつ (sister of お奈加)

Friends & Acquaintances
仁王「におう」- Big kid friend
於福「おふく」(Nickname - full name: 福太郎「ふくたろ」) // 楊景福「ようけいふく」(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
– 五郎大夫 「ごろ だゆう」// 祥瑞「しょうずい」(Chinese name) - Father
– 梨琴「りきん」- Mother
捨次郎「すてじろう」- Previous servant to 五郎, later the adoptive father of 於福, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀小六「はちすか ころく」(also 正勝 「まさかつ」) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
– 七内「なない」- Younger brother
– Married to 松波「まつなみ」
– – 亀一「かめいち」- Son

Retainers:
稲田大炊助「いなだ おおいのすけ]
青山新七「あおやま しんしち」
長井半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」
松原内匠「まつばら たくみ」

Others:
国吉「くによし」- Gunsmith/blacksmith
渡辺天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
難波内記「なんば ないき」- Spy disguised as a Komuso
仁田彦十「にった ひこじゅう」- Subordinate

(蜂須賀正利「はちすか まさとし」- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Head of the Saito clan
– 斎藤義龍「さいとう よしたつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Son

明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - serves under Dosan
– 又市「またいち」- Underling / foot soldier

堀田 道空「ほった どうくう」- Chief retainer
弥平治光春「やへいじ みつはら」- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
– 明智光安「あけち みつやす」- Father
春日丹後「かすが たんご」- Military commander

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
– 卯月「うづき」- Nobunaga’s faithful, old horse
– 織田信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
– – 織田与三郎「おだ よさぶろう」- Younger brother
– – 織田信行「おだ のぶかつ」(Other name: 信成「のぶなり」) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
平手 政秀「ひらて まさひで」
– 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」(nickname: 五郎左「ごろうざ」) - First son
– 監物「けんもつ」- Second son
– 甚左衛門「じんざえもん」- Third son
– 雨宮勘解由「あめみや かげゆ」- Servant
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」(common name: 新五郎「しんごろ」/ nickname: 佐渡「さどう」) (served under Nobunaga too)
– 美作守「みまさかのかみ」- Younger brother
青山 信昌「あおやま のぶまさ」(common name: 与三右衛門「よそうえもん」)
内藤 勝介「ないとう しょうすけ / かつすけ」

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
柴田勝家「しばた かついえ」(Nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)

Others:
市川大介「いちかわ だいすけ」- Archery master/instructor
平田三位「ひらた さんみ」- Master of military strategy
浅野又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
がんまく - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
斯波義統「しば よしむね」- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
– 斯波義銀「しば よしかね」- Son

Imagawa Clan
今川義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo

Retainers:
松下之綱「まつした ゆきつな」(common name: 加兵衛「かへい」)
飯尾豊前「いのお ぶぜん」
多賀能八郎「たがのう はしろう」(nickname: 能八「のうはち」)

Takeda Clan
太郎義信「たけだ よしのぶ」- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
上泉 信綱「かみいずみ のぶつな」(also: 上泉 伊勢守「かみいずみ いせのかみ」) - Founder of the 新陰流「しんかげりゅう」school of Kenjutsu
– 疋田小伯「ひきた しょうはく」- Disciple
– 神後五六郎「かんご ごろくろう」- Disciple

塚原 卜伝「つかはら ぼくでん」- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People

• 阿倍仲麻呂「あべ の なかまろ」ー Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

• 白楽天「はく きょい」ー Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: 白楽天「はく らくてん」in Japan. (Late 700s)

• 道元「どうげん」(or 道元禅師「どうげん ぜんじ」ー Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as 栄西禅師「えいさい ぜんじ」) (Early / mid 1200s)

• 空海「くうかい」ー The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: 弘法大師「こうぼう だいし」born as: 佐伯 眞魚「さえき の まお」(late 700s / early 800s)

• 源頼政「みなもと の よりまさ」ー Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

• 平 重盛「たいら の しげもり」ー Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

• 桓武（天皇）「かんむ（てんのう）」ー 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

Volume II: 1555 - 1562

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan
– 織田 信広「おだ のぶひろ」- Older brother
– 織田 信行「おだ のぶゆき」(also: 信勝「のぶかつ」) - Younger brother
– 織田 お市「おだ おいち」- Younger sister

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

Military Commanders
浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」
– こひ - Wife
– 寧子「ねね」- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
– おや屋「おやや」- Youngest Daughter
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」(nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(Common name: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」
佐久間 盛重「さくま もりしげ」(also know as: 大学「だいがく」)
山口 守孝「やまぐち もりたか」(also known as: 海老丞「えびのじょう」)
柘植 友顕「つげ ともあき」(also known as: 玄蕃「げんば」)
梶川 一秀「かじかわ かずひで」
佐久間 信辰「さくま のぶとき」
佐々 政次「さっさ まさつぐ」
岩室 重休「いわむろ しげやす」
簗田 政綱「やなだ まさつな」(also known as: 弥二右衛門「やじえもん」)
毛利 良勝「もうり よしかつ」
中川 重政「なかがわ しげまさ」

Retainers
佐久間 盛政「さくま もりまさ」(nickname: 玄蕃「げんば」)
森 可成「もり よしなり」(Other name: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
– 蘭丸「らんまる」- Son
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」(Common name: 彦右衛門「ひこえもん」)

Others
山淵 右近「やまぶち うこん」- Magistrate
– 山淵 義遠「やまぶち よしとお」- Father (Chief Vassal)
道家 清十郎「どうけ せいじゅうろう」- Wealthy farmer and lord

戸部 新左衛門「とべ しんざえもん」- Castle commander
水野 帯刀「みずの たてわき」- Castle Guard
服部 一忠「はっとり かずただ」(also called: 小平太「こへいた」) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(childhood name: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
– 佐脇 良之「さわき よしゆけ」(also known as: 藤八郎「とうはちろう」) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
斎藤 義龍「さいとう よしさつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」)
– 孫四郎「まごしろう」- Brother
– 喜平次「きへいじ」- Brother
– 斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Father

Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)
明智 光安「あけち みつやす」- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
– 明智 秀満「あけち ひでみつ」- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

Imagawa Clan
今川 義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo
– 今川 氏真「いまがわ うじざね」- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
– 太原 雪斎「たいげん せっさい」- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
伊丹 康直「いたみ やすなお」(also known as: 権阿弥「ごんあみ」)
庵原 忠縁「いはら ただより」(also known as: 将監「しょうげん」)
斎藤 利澄「さいとう としずみ」(also known as: 掃部介「かぶのすけ」)
関口 氏経「せきぐち うじつね」
富永 氏繁「とみなが うじしげ」(also known as: 伯耆守「ほうきのかみ」)

Others
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」(Childhood name: 竹千代「たけちよ」// Other name: 元康「もとやす」) - Retainer
– 築山「つきやま」- Wife
– 榊原 忠政「さかきばら ただまさ」- Vassal
– 石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」- Loyal follower
朝比奈 主計「あさひな かずえ」- Samurai
井伊 直盛「いい なおもり」- Retainer

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Daimyo

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
酒井 正親「さかい まさちか」(also known as: 与四郎「よしろう」)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
松平 親俊「まつだいら ちかとし」(also known as: 左馬助「さまのすけ」)
杉浦 吉貞「すぎうら よしさだ」(also known as: 八郎五郎「はちろうごろう」)

Miyoshi Clan
三好 長慶「みよし ながよし」- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
松永 弾正 久秀「まつなが だんじょう ひさひで」

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
足利 義輝「あしかが よしてる」- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
細川 晴元「ほそかわ はるもと」- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

Non-affiliated
鵜殿 甚七「うど (の) じんしち」- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1565)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda Clan
– 織田 信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」(Nickname: 猿「さる」) - Hideyoshi
– 寧子「ねね」- Wife
( – – 浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Father)
( – – おや屋「おやや」- Younger sister)
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant
– おつみ - Older sister

Military Commanders
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」
佐久間 信盛「さくま のぶもり」
林 秀貞「はやし ひださだ」
滝川 一益「たきがわ かずます」
菅屋 長頼「すがや ながより」
織田 広良「おだ ひろよし」(cousin to Nobunaga)
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(also called: 犬千代「いぬちよ」)
川口 宗勝「かわぐち むねかつ」(Common name: 久助「きゅうすけ」)
日比野 六大夫「ひびの ろくだゆう」
梶田 直繁「かじた なおしげ」(also called: 隼人「はやと」)
松原 内匠「まつばら たくみ」
堀尾 吉晴「ほりお よしはる」(also called: 茂助「もすけ」)
– 堀尾 泰晴「ほりお やすはる」(also called: 吉久「よしひさ」) - Father
森 可成「もり よしなり」(also called: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(also known as: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」)

Matsudaira Clan → name change to → Tokugawa Clan
松平 元康「まつだいら もとやす」(name change: 徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」) - Leader of the Matsudaira Clan
– 竹千代「たけちよ」- Eldest son

Military Commanders
石川 数正「いしかわ かずまさ」
酒井 忠次「さかい ただつぐ」

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀 正勝「はちすか まさかつ」(also called: 小六「ころく」// new name because it’s a new year so why not, let’s have a new name: 彦右衛門 正勝「ひこえもん まさかつ) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
– 松波「まつなみ」- Wife
– 亀一「かめいち」- Eldest son
– 又十郎「またじゅうろう」- Cousin

渡辺 天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
長井 半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」- Retainer

Mino Province
大沢 次郎左衛門「おおさわ じろうざえもん」(nickname: 虎「とら」) - Lord of Unuma Castle
斎藤 龍興「さいとう たつおき」- Daimyo

Military Commanders
不破 光治「ふわ みつはら」(also called: 平四郎「へいしろう」)
安藤 定治「あんどう さだはる」(also called: 範俊「のりとし」)
竹中 重治「たけなか しげはる」(also called: 半兵衛「はんべえ」)
– 竹中 善左衛門「たけなか ぜんざえもん」- Subordinate

Ujiie Clan
氏家 直元「うじいえ なおもと」- Military Commander

Unaffiliated
恵瓊「えけい」- Travelling monk
尾州 風客「びしゅう ふうきゃく」- Mountain Hermit

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Mar 27, Mon of Week 1 (of Q2) / Winter Q1 2023

• 残月記 : 月景石 Ch.6

• うたわれるもの : 二人の白皇

Words of the day

• なべて = generally = 並(な)べて = 押(お)し並(な)べて
• そそくさ(.) = in haste; hurriedly, without calming down
• 梳(す)く = to comb (hair)
• 設(しつら)える = to provide; to arrange
• 痼(しこ)る = to stiffen. Has Furigana. Perhaps preferred for body muscle stiffness (固(かた)い + 病(や)む)? There is also 痼(しこり).
• 辞(じ)する = to take one’s leave
• 帰途(きと)につく = to head home
• 快方(かいほう)に向(む)かう = to begin to recover (illness)
• 飛(と)び退(の)く = to jump out of the way
• 吹(ふ)き荒(すさ)ぶ = to be blowing strongly (wind)
• 多岐(たき)に渡(わた)る = to be wide-ranging
• 推(お)して知(し)るべし = can be easily guessed
• 重(おも)たい = weighty
• 暗澹(あんたん) = gloomy / dim. Has Furigana.
• 口(くち)さがない = fond of gossip. 性(さが) is one’s nature / customary practice. Maybe meaning it’s a bad speaking habit?
• 原初的(げんしょてき) = primitive; original
• 黎明(れいめい) = dawn = 夜明(よあ)け. Has Furigana.
• 世話焼(せわや)き = person who likes to look after others / meddlesome person
• 野良仕事(のらしごと) = farm work. It’s the same first part from 野良犬(のらいぬ) or 野良猫(のらねこ) (= どら猫(ねこ))
• あぜ道(みち) = raised ridge between rice fields = 畦道(あぜみち)
• 樹立(じゅりつ) = founding; establishment
• 強行軍(きょうこうぐん) = marathon working session, in a limited time
• 惰眠(だみん) = lethargy; lazy slumber
• 返上(へんじょう) = giving up something
• ご法度(はっと) = taboo
• 僻地(へきち) = remote region, far from urbanized area
• 祭壇(さいだん) = altar
• 敬虔(けいけん) = pious; devout. Has Furigana.
• 脚色(きゃくしょく) = dramatization / adapting a novel for drama
• 至福(しふく) = supreme bliss
• 露命(ろめい) = ephemeral life, like a dew (露(つゆ)). Has Furigana.
• 富豪(ふごう) = wealthy person
• 無一物(むいちもつ) = having nothing; from scratch. Can also be read 無一物(むいちぶつ), but it’s read former in context. Also, no Furigana.
• 玄武岩(げんぶがん) = basalt, a hard gray rock. 玄武(げんぶ) = Black Tortoise, of the North