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

I finished ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ and it was great! I ended up giving it 4/5 stars on Natively because it did have some bits that dragged for me, but overall I thought it was a good book and I would happily read more from this author.

I also realized last night my bedtime ่ตคๅทๆฌก้ƒŽ book is actually a short story collection. Whatโ€™s up with short story collections not mentioning that on the cover? I feel like it should say ็Ÿญ็ทจ้›† or something for idiots like me who donโ€™t quite grasp that the summary on the back is talking about multiple stories and not multiple plot lines.

But anyways Iโ€™m happy with either way because I do love short stories.

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CDJapan was a lot closer to 1 week than 3 in getting everything, because my order shipped today lol. Well at least Iโ€™ve finished 2.43 now! Even if it barely counts since itโ€™s only the first half of the second novel but eh. Iโ€™m gonna try to focus on ๅคขๅๅคœ next. With any luck Iโ€™ll finish it before my order gets here, but that may be assuming it takes the full predicted 4 days and not, like, 2.

Also I have all these other books Iโ€™m in the middle of, both EN and JP, I better not go into friggin standby mode now until Summer Cider gets here.

  • ๆœˆๅˆŠๅฐ‘ๅฅณ้‡ŽๅดŽใใ‚“ issues 15-16. I love horikashi, I canโ€™t wait for more of them
  • SPYร—FAMILY mission 32
  • ๅคœใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง ch 4, which was 15 pages of text
  • the last 5 pages of the intermission in 2.43, finishing ไปฃ่กจๆฑบๅฎšๆˆฆ็ทจโ‘ ! I did manage to achieve my goal of finishing one of the non-manga volumes Iโ€™d already started before the next challenge after all! This also makes the first month that Iโ€™ve finished two JP novels, not even just when one of them wasnโ€™t a book club book, but at all. Feels good, even if I did presumably start this one an entire year ago lmao (I finished part 2 of the 1st novel last March)
Some vocab of note:

ไธๆœ (ใตใตใ) [n., ใช-adj.] dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement
ใผใ‚„ใ [่‡ชใ‚ซไบ”] to grumble; to complain
็™ฝๆฟ (ใฏใใ ใ) [n., ใ™ใ‚‹-verb (่‡ช)] cloudiness; turbidity

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March 30 :snowflake: Home Post

Somewhat busy again, but I also played some more BU$TAFELLOWS again! And itโ€™s almost time for the next challenge again, oh boy :laughing:

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

March 31st
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 24.55% // Volume III: 75.84% :hocho:

Last day of the challenge, hope to see you guys in the next one for more high octane reading action!

Words found under the kotatsu

้‰ˆใ€ŒใชใŸใ€ใƒผ Sturdy broad-bladed knife

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 - 1562

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
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ใŠๅธ‚ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใŠใ„ใกใ€- Younger sister

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

Military Commanders
ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€
โ€“ ใ“ใฒ - Wife
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
โ€“ ใŠใ‚„ๅฑ‹ใ€ŒใŠใ‚„ใ‚„ใ€- Youngest Daughter
ๆŸด็”ฐ ๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€(nickname: ๆจฉๅ…ญใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใใ€)
ๆฑ ็”ฐ ๆ’่ˆˆใ€Œใ„ใ‘ใ  ใคใญใŠใใ€(Common name: ๅ‹ไธ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใ‹ใคใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€)
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ็››้‡ใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ—ใ’ใ€(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใ€Œใ ใ„ใŒใใ€)
ๅฑฑๅฃ ๅฎˆๅญใ€Œใ‚„ใพใใก ใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŸใ‹ใ€(also known as: ๆตท่€ไธžใ€Œใˆใณใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€)
ๆŸ˜ๆค ๅ‹้ก•ใ€Œใคใ’ ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใใ€(also known as: ็Ž„่•ƒใ€Œใ’ใ‚“ใฐใ€)
ๆขถๅท ไธ€็ง€ใ€Œใ‹ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใฒใงใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ไฟก่พฐใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใฎใถใจใใ€
ไฝใ€… ๆ”ฟๆฌกใ€Œใ•ใฃใ• ใพใ•ใคใใ€
ๅฒฉๅฎค ้‡ไผ‘ใ€Œใ„ใ‚ใ‚€ใ‚ ใ—ใ’ใ‚„ใ™ใ€
็ฐ—็”ฐ ๆ”ฟ็ถฑใ€Œใ‚„ใชใ  ใพใ•ใคใชใ€(also known as: ๅผฅไบŒๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚„ใ˜ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆฏ›ๅˆฉ ่‰ฏๅ‹ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใคใ€
ไธญๅท ้‡ๆ”ฟใ€Œใชใ‹ใŒใ‚ ใ—ใ’ใพใ•ใ€

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

Others
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)
้“ๅฎถ ๆธ…ๅ้ƒŽใ€Œใฉใ†ใ‘ ใ›ใ„ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Wealthy farmer and lord

ๆˆธ้ƒจ ๆ–ฐๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใจใน ใ—ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Castle commander
ๆฐด้‡Ž ๅธฏๅˆ€ใ€Œใฟใšใฎ ใŸใฆใ‚ใใ€- Castle Guard
ๆœ้ƒจ ไธ€ๅฟ ใ€Œใฏใฃใจใ‚Š ใ‹ใšใŸใ ใ€(also called: ๅฐๅนณๅคชใ€Œใ“ใธใ„ใŸใ€) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(childhood name: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€)
โ€“ ไฝ่„‡ ่‰ฏไน‹ใ€Œใ•ใ‚ใ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚†ใ‘ใ€(also known as: ่—คๅ…ซ้ƒŽใ€Œใจใ†ใฏใกใ‚ใ†ใ€) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ–Ž่—ค ็พฉ้พใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใ‚ˆใ—ใ•ใคใ€(also: ้ซ˜ๆ”ฟใ€ŒใŸใ‹ใพใ•ใ€)
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
Military Commanders
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€)
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰ๅฎ‰ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Also the 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
โ€“ ไปŠๅท ๆฐ็œŸใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ†ใ˜ใ–ใญใ€- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
โ€“ ๅคชๅŽŸ ้›ชๆ–Žใ€ŒใŸใ„ใ’ใ‚“ ใ›ใฃใ•ใ„ใ€- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
ไผŠไธน ๅบท็›ดใ€Œใ„ใŸใฟ ใ‚„ใ™ใชใŠใ€(also known as: ๆจฉ้˜ฟๅผฅใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใฟใ€)
ๅบตๅŽŸ ๅฟ ็ธใ€Œใ„ใฏใ‚‰ ใŸใ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€(also known as: ๅฐ†็›ฃใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆ–Ž่—ค ๅˆฉๆพ„ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใจใ—ใšใฟใ€(also known as: ๆŽƒ้ƒจไป‹ใ€Œใ‹ใถใฎใ™ใ‘ใ€)
้–ขๅฃ ๆฐ็ตŒใ€Œใ›ใใใก ใ†ใ˜ใคใญใ€
ๅฏŒๆฐธ ๆฐ็นใ€ŒใจใฟใชใŒ ใ†ใ˜ใ—ใ’ใ€(also known as: ไผฏ่€†ๅฎˆใ€Œใปใ†ใใฎใ‹ใฟใ€)

Others
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€) - Retainer
โ€“ ็ฏ‰ๅฑฑใ€Œใคใใ‚„ใพใ€- Wife
โ€“ ๆฆŠๅŽŸ ๅฟ ๆ”ฟใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใ ใพใ•ใ€- Vassal
โ€“ ็Ÿณๅท ๆ•ฐๆญฃใ€Œใ„ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ•ใ€- Loyal follower
ๆœๆฏ”ๅฅˆ ไธป่จˆใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฒใช ใ‹ใšใˆใ€- Samurai
ไบ•ไผŠ ็›ด็››ใ€Œใ„ใ„ ใชใŠใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€- Retainer

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

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
้…’ไบ• ๆญฃ่ฆชใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใ„ ใพใ•ใกใ‹ใ€(also known as: ไธŽๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
ๆพๅนณ ่ฆชไฟŠใ€Œใพใคใ ใ„ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใจใ—ใ€(also known as: ๅทฆ้ฆฌๅŠฉใ€Œใ•ใพใฎใ™ใ‘ใ€)
ๆ‰ๆตฆ ๅ‰่ฒžใ€Œใ™ใŽใ†ใ‚‰ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ•ใ ใ€(also known as: ๅ…ซ้ƒŽไบ”้ƒŽใ€Œใฏใกใ‚ใ†ใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ€)

Miyoshi Clan
ไธ‰ๅฅฝ ้•ทๆ…ถใ€Œใฟใ‚ˆใ— ใชใŒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
ๆพๆฐธ ๅผพๆญฃ ไน…็ง€ใ€ŒใพใคใชใŒ ใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ† ใฒใ•ใฒใงใ€

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
่ถณๅˆฉ ็พฉ่ผใ€Œใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใŒ ใ‚ˆใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ€- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ๆ™ดๅ…ƒใ€Œใปใใ‹ใ‚ ใฏใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใจใ€- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

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

Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1565/6)

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Leader of the Oda Clan
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€(Nickname: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€) - Hideyoshi
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Wife
( โ€“ โ€“ ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Father)
( โ€“ โ€“ ใŠใ‚„ๅฑ‹ใ€ŒใŠใ‚„ใ‚„ใ€- Younger sister)
โ€“ ๆœจ่‚ก ๆจฉไธ‰ใ€ŒใใพใŸ ใ”ใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€(Nickname: ใ”ใ‚“ใž) - Servant
โ€“ ใŠใคใฟ - Older sister

Military Commanders
ๆŸด็”ฐ ๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ไฟก็››ใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใฎใถใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใ ใ•ใ ใ€
ๆปๅท ไธ€็›Šใ€ŒใŸใใŒใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ™ใ€
่…ๅฑ‹ ้•ท้ ผใ€Œใ™ใŒใ‚„ ใชใŒใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€
็น”็”ฐ ๅบƒ่‰ฏใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฒใ‚ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€(cousin to Nobunaga)
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(also called: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€)
ๅทๅฃ ๅฎ—ๅ‹ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใใก ใ‚€ใญใ‹ใคใ€(Common name: ไน…ๅŠฉใ€Œใใ‚…ใ†ใ™ใ‘ใ€)
ๆ—ฅๆฏ”้‡Ž ๅ…ญๅคงๅคซใ€Œใฒใณใฎ ใ‚ใใ ใ‚†ใ†ใ€
ๆขถ็”ฐ ็›ด็นใ€Œใ‹ใ˜ใŸ ใชใŠใ—ใ’ใ€(also called: ้šผไบบใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใจใ€)
ๆพๅŽŸ ๅ†…ๅŒ ใ€Œใพใคใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใใฟใ€
ๅ €ๅฐพ ๅ‰ๆ™ดใ€Œใปใ‚ŠใŠ ใ‚ˆใ—ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ่Œ‚ๅŠฉใ€Œใ‚‚ใ™ใ‘ใ€)
โ€“ ๅ €ๅฐพ ๆณฐๆ™ดใ€Œใปใ‚ŠใŠ ใ‚„ใ™ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ๅ‰ไน…ใ€Œใ‚ˆใ—ใฒใ•ใ€) - Father
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆˆใ€Œใ‚‚ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใชใ‚Šใ€(also called: ไธ‰ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ•ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰็ง€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ€(also known as: ๅๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ในใ„ใ€)
้ฃฏๅฐพ ๅฐšๆธ…ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใฎใŠ ใฒใ•ใใ‚ˆใ€
ๆฑ ็”ฐ ๆ’่ˆˆใ€Œใ„ใ‘ใ  ใคใญใŠใใ€

Matsudaira Clan โ†’ name change to โ†’ Tokugawa Clan
ๆพๅนณ ๅ…ƒๅบทใ€Œใพใคใ ใ„ใ‚‰ ใ‚‚ใจใ‚„ใ™ใ€(name change: ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใ€ŒใจใใŒใ‚ ใ„ใˆใ‚„ใ™ใ€) - Leader of the Matsudaira Clan
โ€“ ็ซนๅƒไปฃใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใกใ‚ˆใ€- Eldest son

Military Commanders
็Ÿณๅท ๆ•ฐๆญฃใ€Œใ„ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ•ใ€
้…’ไบ• ๅฟ ๆฌกใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใ„ ใŸใ ใคใใ€

Hachisuka Clan
่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ ๆญฃๅ‹ใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใพใ•ใ‹ใคใ€(also called: ๅฐๅ…ญใ€Œใ“ใ‚ใใ€// new name because itโ€™s a new year so why not, letโ€™s have a new name: ๅฝฆๅณ่ก›้–€ ๆญฃๅ‹ใ€Œใฒใ“ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ ใพใ•ใ‹ใค) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
โ€“ ๆพๆณขใ€Œใพใคใชใฟใ€- Wife
โ€“ ไบ€ไธ€ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใกใ€- Eldest son
โ€“ ๅˆๅ้ƒŽใ€ŒใพใŸใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Cousin

ๆธก่พบ ๅคฉ่”ตใ€Œใ‚ใŸใชใน ใฆใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้•ทไบ• ๅŠไน‹ไธžใ€ŒใชใŒใ„ ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Retainer

Ujiie Clan
ๆฐๅฎถ ็›ดๅ…ƒใ€Œใ†ใ˜ใ„ใˆ ใชใŠใ‚‚ใจใ€- Military Commander

Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็”ฐ ็พฉ็ตฑใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ‚ˆใ—ใšใฟ ๏ผ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚€ใญใ€- Military Commander

Kanbe Clan
ๅฑฑ่ทฏ ๅผพๆญฃใ€Œใ‚„ใพใ˜ ใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Military Commander

Mino Province
ๅคงๆฒข ๆฌก้ƒŽๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€ŒใŠใŠใ•ใ‚ ใ˜ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€(nickname: ่™Žใ€Œใจใ‚‰ใ€) - Lord of Unuma Castle
ๆ–Ž่—ค ้พ่ˆˆใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใŸใคใŠใใ€- Daimyo

Military Commanders
ไธ็ ด ๅ…‰ๆฒปใ€Œใตใ‚ ใฟใคใฏใ‚‰ใ€(also called: ๅนณๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใธใ„ใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€)
ๅฎ‰่—ค ๅฎšๆฒปใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ† ใ•ใ ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ็ฏ„ไฟŠใ€Œใฎใ‚Šใจใ—ใ€)
็ซนไธญ ้‡ๆฒปใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใชใ‹ ใ—ใ’ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ๅŠๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใฏใ‚“ในใˆใ€)
โ€“ ็ซนไธญ ๅ–„ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใชใ‹ ใœใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Subordinate

Aki Province
็ฆๅณถ ๅธ‚ๆพใ€Œใตใใ—ใพ ใ„ใกใพใคใ€- Son of Hideyoshiโ€™s aunt

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ่—คๅญใ€Œใปใใ‹ใ‚ ใตใ˜ใŸใ‹ใ€(also known as: ๅนฝๆ–Žใ€Œใ‚†ใ†ใ•ใ„ใ€) - Military Commander

Unaffiliated
ๆต็“Šใ€Œใˆใ‘ใ„ใ€- Travelling monk
ๅฐพๅทž ้ขจๅฎขใ€Œใณใ—ใ‚…ใ† ใตใ†ใใ‚ƒใใ€- Mountain Hermit

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Mar 31, Fri of Week 1 (of Q2) / Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • DoBJG: Characteristics of JP Grammar - 7. Sentence-final Particles

Only ๏ฝžใ‹ใ„ and ๏ฝžใ ใ„ are promised to be in the main entries.

Listing
  • ใ‚, ใญ
  • ใญ (2)
  • ใช (1-4)
  • ใ‚ˆ, ใž, ใœ
  • ใ‚ˆ, ใœ (2)
  • ใ‚
  • ใ‚+: ใญ, ใ‚ˆ ใ‹
  • ใญใƒผ, ใชใƒผ, ใ‚ใƒผ
  • ใ ใ„, ใ‹ใ„ => main entries
  • ใฎ, ใ‚“
  • ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰, ใ‹ใชใƒผ
  • ใ†ใ‚‰ใ‚‰่ฟท่ทฏๅธ– Vol.4 (16-26%)

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ : ไบŒไบบใฎ็™ฝ็š‡

Words of the day
  • ๆ‹—(ใ™)ใญใ‚‹ = to be sulky, not getting what they wanted. Although I understood, I couldnโ€™t make out reading without Furigana.
  • ้‡‘ไธ€ๅฐ(ใใ‚“ใ„ใฃใทใ†) = a gift of money in an envelope
  • ๅ‚่ฌ€(ใ•ใ‚“ใผใ†) = counselor; advisor
  • ๆ–ฐๅ‚่€…(ใ—ใ‚“ใ–ใ‚“ใ‚‚ใฎ) = newcomer
  • ่‚ฉๆ›ธ(ใ‹ใŸใŒ)ใ = job title; position
  • ๅ่ชž(ใฏใ‚“ใ”) = rhetoric question / irony
  • ๅฅธ่ณŠ(ใ‹ใ‚“ใžใ) = villain. Has Furigana.
  • ๅฅธๆ™บ(ใ‹ใ‚“ใก) = sly; cunning. Has Furigana. The Kanji ๅฅธ(ใ‹ใ‚“) is just wicked.
  • ๅฅฎ้—˜(ใตใ‚“ใจใ†) = fighting hard / strenuous efforts
  • ่‚ฉๆ…ฃ(ใ‹ใŸใช)ใ‚‰ใ— = warming up
  • ๅฟƒ(ใ“ใ“ใ‚)ใ“ใ“ใซๅœจ(ใ‚)ใ‚‰ใš = there in body, but not in spirit = distracted = ๅฟƒ(ใ“ใ“ใ‚)ใ“ใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚‰ใš
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March 29-31 :heavy_check_mark: :door:
ใƒ‘ใƒฌใƒผใƒ‰, 66-100%

Finished ใƒ‘ใƒฌใƒผใƒ‰ just in time for this challenge! The ending wasโ€ฆintense. I had predicted an element of it, but it still was intense, and it coloured the whole book differently. I need to gather my thoughts before I even attempt to rate it. Definitely interested in other books by the author.

And with this, the first three months of 2023 are officially over (already!)
I finished 11 books during these three months, and read 2792 pages in total. January was my best month in terms of total pages and daily average (it was the least busy month too). Here is a chart for pages read per month:
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And here are my March stats:

See you all in the Spring Challenge tomorrow!

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:cloud_with_lightning_and_rain: :four_leaf_clover: ๏ผ“ๆœˆ๏ผ“๏ผ‘ๆ—ฅ :four_leaf_clover: :cloud_with_lightning_and_rain: (Home Post Link)

:partying_face: :partying_face: :partying_face: Winter challenge is done! Congrats! :partying_face: :partying_face: :partying_face:

Read:

  • ใฏใกใ‚…ใญใƒŸใ‚ฏใฎๆ—ฅๅธธใ‚ใ„ใฑใ‚‰๏ผpg 1 โ†’ 35 - Wanted something kinda standalone to read today that i could just pick up and put down whenever i want; so why not try out the 4koma miku manga? Itโ€™s kinda cute, and fun seeing portrayals of their personalities from so early on (manga from 2011).

Word of the Day:
ๅˆ‡็ฃ‹็ข็ฃจใ€Œใ›ใฃใ•ใŸใใพใ€ใƒผ diligent application (to work or study); cultivating oneโ€™s character by studying hardโ€‹

Some Winter Challenge Stats:

  • ใƒ›ใƒชใƒŸใƒค 7-16
  • ไธ‰ใƒ„ๆ˜Ÿใ‚ซใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ 1-8
  • ใƒซใƒชใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚ดใƒณ
  • ใƒžใ‚ธใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒปใƒ„ใƒชใƒผใƒใ‚ฆใ‚น books 1 + 2
  • ๅคœใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง vol 1
  • ใ‚„ใพใชใ— (short story)

In total: 19 volumes of manga, 1 short story, and 3 childrenโ€™s books!
So howโ€™d we do on goals?

  1. Finish every volume of manga I currently physically own (as of 1/1; year goal) - still ahead of pace on this! but things get harder from here. Iโ€™ve finished off most of the easy stuff, and still have ่Ÿฒๅธซ and 3ๆœˆใฎใƒฉใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณ left, which are going to be considerably harder to read quickly than ไธ‰ใƒ„ๆ˜Ÿใ‚ซใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ lol
  2. transition into reading more stuff which is pure text - this one was a success! I took march off from reading any book books, but I still managed to read 3 in 3 months. Thereโ€™s still room to grow here, but iโ€™ll save that for the next challenge.
  3. finish working through the ๆ–ฐๅฎŒๅ…จใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ่ชญ่งฃN3 - absolutely bombed this one; finished the first main section and havenโ€™t spent much time on it since :joy: But towards the overall goal of taking N2 in december, I still think Iโ€™m doing fairly well.
  4. Pass the ๏ผ™็ดš kanken test - also dropped the ball on this one; I put my ds somewhere when i was reorganizing and havenโ€™t had the willpower to try to find it :melting_face:
  5. Read 100 books and 100 articles in 2023 - still on pace! In total iโ€™ve marked 26 books as read and have 21 (mostly linguistics) journal articles in my annotated bibliography.
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Week 11,12 & 13
Home Post :house_with_garden:

Hello to everyone! Long update from my side, I havenโ€™t been doing well with keeping up with all things online, but at least, Iโ€™ve been trying to keep up the daily reading! Honestly, given the busy schedule and all, Iโ€™m pretty h*appy with how this challenged turned out :pleading_face: I might have read more these three months than I did all of last year, so thatโ€™s a win, for sure! According to my time tracker it has been some 55-ish hours of reading, and wow thatโ€™s not bad! yay!!
Iโ€™m looking forward to continuing in spring challenge with you all!! :cherry_blossom:
Congrats to everyone for taking on and completing the challenge! :partying_face:

็ฌฌ11้€ฑ้–“

16/3 :heavy_multiplication_x: missed
17/3 :ring: novel ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎๅนธใ›ใช็ตๅฉš โ†’ 33๏ผ…
18/3 :heavy_multiplication_x: missed
19/3 6/6 :woman_scientist: ใชใœใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ, 19min

็ฌฌ12้€ฑ้–“

20/3 :heavy_multiplication_x: missed
21/3 :woman_teacher: ๆ•™้คŠ366, 15 min
22/3 :snowman_with_snow: ๆฐทๅฑžๆ€ง็”ทๅญ, 9min
23/3 :woman_scientist: ใชใœใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ, 6min
24/3 :heavy_multiplication_x: missed*
25/3 :dragon: ๆšใฎใƒจใƒŠใ€111่ฉฑ &112่ฉฑ, 59min
26/3 :woman_scientist: ใชใœใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ, 6min

็ฌฌ13้€ฑ้–“

27/3 :snowman_with_snow: ๆฐทๅฑžๆ€ง็”ทๅญ, 12min and
:woman_teacher: ๆ•™้คŠ366, 21 min
28/3 :cn: du chinese app, 10min
29/3 :cn: du chinese app, 6 min and
:woman_scientist: ใชใœใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ, 17min
30/3 :woman_teacher: ๆ•™้คŠ366, 19 min
31/3 :snowman_with_snow: ๆฐทๅฑžๆ€ง็”ทๅญ, completed volume 1!

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March 31st!
Today I read chapter 68 of Shadowโ€™s House. It was hard not to read ahead because it ended at a really interesting moment, but its very late so I really canโ€™t start another chapter with how long each chapter in this series takes me to read recently!

(Home Post)


End of March Summary: 100% :tada:

Mar
ๆœˆ ็ซ ๆฐด ๆœจ ้‡‘ ๅœŸ ๆ—ฅ
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31

Books Completed
Shadowโ€™s House - Volume 5
Mitsuboshi Colors - Volume 7
Flying Witch - Volume 4
Happiness - Volume 10 Series Complete! :tada:
Orange - Volume 7 Series Complete! :tada:


Final day of the March Bonus Challenge already! This year is speeding past.
Iโ€™ve finished 13 volumes of Manga so far this year which feels like a strong start.
This month I managed to get my bookclub situation under control by reaching the end of Happiness and Orange - and while its exciting to complete both series, its a little bittersweet because Iโ€™ve really loved being in both of those clubs!

As always, thanks to everyone for your continued support and of course, thanks to @windupbird for hosting - Iโ€™m really grateful to have found these challenges and stumbled into such a great community. :slight_smile:

โ€ฆAnd its just passed midnight here, so I guess its time to move on to the Spring Challenge! See you all there!

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2023-04-01T00:57:00Z

I missed 3 days during the official challenge but my reading during these last two weeks was sporadic. I only read 1 day this week. I finished the penultimate chapter of Skip Beat vol.1 and decided that I couldnโ€™t read the rest before the next challenge so I just deferred the whole chapter to the spring reading challenge. It didnโ€™t bother me that much because Iโ€™d stopped reading Japanese in the first place to concentrate on reading in English. Iโ€™d finally managed to collect the full Temeraire series so I decided to read it again. Besides it was quite a nice break. This year, Iโ€™d managed to pick manga with wordy dialogue and handwritten text so it was getting to be a bit of a strain. Now I should enter the spring challenge refreshed. (As long as I finish the last book in the Temeraire series.)

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Well, when I checked tracking yesterday, my CDJapan order didnโ€™t have even an expected delivery date, but today itโ€™s saying the initial expected date was 4/3 (so, 3 or 4 days, depending on whether it counts Sunday) but itโ€™s currently under an operational delay, whatever that is. So I guess I have a little more time to try and get a little further in the other stuff Iโ€™m reading before Summer Cider gets here.

  • ใ‚ฏใƒผใƒซใƒ‰ใ‚ธ็”ทๅญ ch 29-30 and ๆ›ธใไธ‹ใ‚ใ—, finishing vol 5! I love Mima so much โ™กโ™กโ™ก
  • ๆœˆๅˆŠๅฐ‘ๅฅณ้‡ŽๅดŽใใ‚“ issue 17-18
  • ๅคขๅๅคœใ€็ฌฌไบŒๅคœ
I canโ€™t believe Mima has at least some awareness that his and Hayateโ€™s first meeting was a date.

Of course, ใƒŠใƒณใƒ‘ is typically used of a man picking up a woman (a woman picking up a man is ้€†ใƒŠใƒณ) bc yโ€™know heteronormativity; I donโ€™t know if another word is used for gay pick-ups or if the queers just co-opted it. And, sure, Hayate did at first wonder if Mima had mistaken him for a woman, but Mima had not. He knew full well he was a man when he asked if he wanted to go into Hakoniwa with him. So if that ainโ€™t what happened, then why describe it that way??

Sure, simple explanation, heโ€™s a dumbass. But.


Some vocab of note:

ใฉใ‚“ใงใ‚“่ฟ”ใ— (ใฉใ‚“ใงใ‚“ใŒใˆใ—) [n.] sudden complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at the end of a story)

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March 31 :snowflake: Home Post

Played some more BU$TAFELLOWS today (part of the proper reading schedule this time haha), business as usual! And with that winter is over huh; I was a bit all over the place this challenge :joy: I finished my first novel (ๅฑฑ็Œซ) early on, read some various manga, and played a good amount of VNs like BU$TAFELLOWS and Steins;Gate. I ended up pretty busy off and on but persisted regardless :muscle: hereโ€™s hoping the next challenge goes well too!

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30/3 16 pages ๅค่ฆ‹ใ•ใ‚“ (finished this weekโ€™s reading), 26 pages ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ‰ใƒผใƒใ‚ฆใ‚น
31/3 8 pages ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ‰ใƒผใƒใ‚ฆใ‚น, read over couple of pages ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŸใกใฎใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ with view to finishing that story

Mostly caught up other than the latter and a few entries for the dictionary (like 22โ€ฆ)

I think once you reach the end of chapter 68 you will catch up.

Edit - just saw your following post, so you know what I mean!

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:snowman_with_snow: :snowflake: March 31 :snowflake: :snowman_with_snow:
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar :white_flower:

I had high plans for the last day of the winter challenge, but alas, I ended up just reading two sections of the new week of the dictionary club (that technically didnโ€™t start until today (1st April) but eh). I would have read more, but my little cat was being very naughty and trying to play with some cables, so he wouldnโ€™t let me.

I love my little Kiro boy but I really wish heโ€™d grow out of attacking cables. I havenโ€™t shared any pictures in a while, Iโ€™ll see about doing that soon in the spring challenge.


Overall, March was pretty so-so. Days of actually reading Japanese are fairly few, days of reading is more than not, but a lot of it is English reading, and some of that dictionary reading. And even so, I barely got anywhere with my English reading either because I spent very little time each time.

What about completely overall? Aka the whole challenge?

What did I finished during the whole challenge? 4 manga volumes in Japanese and I did some progress on BU$TAFELLOWS and Loopers. I read 13 books in English, most of them fiction, less than half of them rereads (I have not been exploring much new fiction for the past 5-10 years, and I think that is a shame). I have also read about 2/3rds of another nonfiction book which will be my second nonfiction book of the year when I finish it.

Anyway, overall Iโ€™m happy that Iโ€™m on top of the English reading. Reading 52 books in a year means I need to read 13 books per quarter. A bit sad that the majority of that was read during like one month. But if I start binging English reading once a quarter that will be a lot more often than once a year or maybe twice a year, so Iโ€™ll take it. ^^

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I finished the ใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซ๏ผ— reading for this past week this morning, and yesterday after I posted I read two random ๅคชๅฎฐๆฒป short stories. Bad luck in that they both werenโ€™t very good - Iโ€™ve loved everything else by him Iโ€™ve read.

Also I plan to not be obnoxious about this, but Iโ€™d like to plug the Natively Mystery book club which is now voting on the next pick! :female_detective: :dagger: :coffin: :policeman:

I admit I voted for the books I already own since Iโ€™m trying to be no-buy, but Iโ€™ll read along with whatever is picked provided itโ€™s not a book Iโ€™ve already read.

Edit: I posted in the wrong thread :woman_facepalming:

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New triforce blitz tournament just kicking off today, incidentally :slight_smile:

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Oh yeah, Iโ€™m looking forward to it. :smiley:

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Due to extreme busyness, i havenโ€™t posted my March summary yet, so here it is:

Home Post

What I read:

I missed 3 days completely and only managed to read 250 pages (in 28:45 h) in the whole month. :cry:

Also, I only managed to finish one book in March, and that book is ๅคขๅๅคœ with 34 pages :rofl: but hey, book is book, eh :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Youch, so two updates, only one for now, the other this weekend maybe lol

March 22
Seasons 4/21 and 4/22

March 23
I might look up the name later but it was a manga I tried to read a year or two ago about a telepath and I did 10 pages pretty easily. Dunno if I really want to reread it though

March 24
56 pages of doujin and two pages of Seasons 3/23 and 3/24 which were both about boring flowers according to my notes

March 25
start - 29 of Crazy Diamondโ€™s Demonic Nightmare. I decided to not finish reading it all the way through at this time. I just donโ€™t like the story enough lol

March 26
Seasons 3/25 and 3/26 I donโ€™t understand my notes lol

March 27
flowers? Probably Seasons 3/27

March 28
:skull: I didnโ€™t read any books

March 29
Seasons 3/29 and 3/30. I think I missed 3/28 :thinking: Iโ€™ll have to double check. 3/30 had cool info about pollinating birds

March 30
Seasons 3/31 which had cool cross cultural comparisons about year starts/ends around the world, including even India. 30-70 of Crazy D. And various doujin pages :confused: I didnโ€™t count it seems.

March 31
Seasons 4/1 - all about the start of the new year.

And thatโ€™s it for Winter. Hopefully Iโ€™ll have some graphs this weekend, but I have a feeling, theyโ€™ll look sad lol

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Winter 2023 Post Mortem

Itโ€™s been a year since I started doing this challenge. While my stats for this winter arenโ€™t so great, according to my data for the year, I am showing promise, which is nice. :slight_smile: This winter in particular had an interesting wrap up, but I hope that this spring and in 2023 as a whole that I pick up more steam, finish JoJo this year, and make my reading goals :smiley:

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