The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den 
January 1st
新書太閣記 progress: 00.03% // Volume I: 00.38% 
Happy new year everyone, and happy new reading challenge! 
I’ll be reading (well, attempting at least) 新書太閣記 by 吉川英治 (Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa)
I only read the preface today which wasn’t very long, I’ll start the story proper tomorrow when I should hopefully have more time.
Words found under the kotatsu
壮年期「そうねんき」ー Prime of life
絢爛「けんらん」ー Gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate
凡俗「ぼんぞく」ー Mediocrity; the masses
類本「るいほん」ー Similar books
ユーモラス ー Humorous (not what I thought it’d end up meaning 
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功利主義「こうりしゅぎ」ー Utilitarianism
同型「どうけい」ー Isomorphism; same shape/type/pattern
Character Kanji-Name List
for easy referencing later, because these will take some remembering
Hideyoshi: 豊臣秀吉「とよとみ ひでよし」// 豊太閤「ほうたいこう」