Now I gotta wait for the next volumes to arriveโฆ
Depending on how sleepy and how much time I have after my shower, I might read some JoJo too. I have everything but my clothes ready for work tomorrow, so itโs not like I should need extra time in the morningโฆ
Card Captor Sakura volume 7 / volume 8 โ progress report Yesterday: Read up to page 165, finished chapter 29. Today: Read up to page 189, finished chapter 30 and volume 7.
Began reading volume 8, read up to page 20.
Finished volume 7 and continued with volume 8 โ only to have another โnope, not todayโ reaction when liar-kun showed up. So, I stopped at said page.
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I hope you get well soon!
Itโs great that you managed to read it this time around โ congrats!
Kiro is so adorable! And itโs equally adorable to hear that he missed you so much that he wanted to cuddle even more to make up for the โlostโ days.
The UK pictures are delightful too, btw.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Word or expression of the day:
ไธ็ๆธๅฝ - (ใใฃใใใใใใใ) - very hard, with utmost effort
Honourable mention(s):
ใใพใใ - (่ชค้ญๅใ) - to deceive, to falsify, to cheat ; to dodge, to beg the question; to gloss over
ใฏใใใ็ดฐ่ Black Vol.3 Ch.15-17 (end volume)
Reunion, of both bad and good.
ใใใใใใใฎ
Interesting words
ใใฃใฉ = canceling (a debt)
ใฟใใใ = management; supervision. No Kanji in context, nor in IME.
ใปใใใ = to be relaxed. Kanji form is ่งฃใใ.
ใใใใ = without a momentโs delay. Kanji form is ้ใใใ.
ใใฏใใฉ = power harassment; harassment from a position of power = ใใฏใผใใฉในใกใณใ
ใใใใผใซ = nonenal; non-2-enal. A C9 aldehyde (-al) with a double chain at 2nd position (-2-en)? A chemical responsible for kareishลซ (ๅ ้ฝข่ญ, Old person smell).
ใฏใฌใผใ = claim; customer complaint
ใใถใใใงใชใ = willing to do (not reluctant at all). Kanji form is ๅใใงใชใ
ไธไป = merely a โฆ
ๅนใฃๅใ = to get over lingering attachment
ใใใกใปใๅผตใ = to stiffen (ceremonious). Full Kanji form is ้ฏฑๅผตใ, and Shachihoko is a mythical sea creature.
่ฆใ ใใ = being disgusted; unpleasant
ๆผใ = paper-making. ๆผใ็ด in context.
้็ญ = good handwriting; skillful handwriting
ๅไพก = cost price; original price without profit
ๅๆฎๆใใ = reluctant to part. ๅๆฎ = relics; vestiges
Only my 2nd day of reading but wanted to share nonetheless. Started going through SKM N2 reading these past two days. It is a jump from N3 for sure, but it being more challenging than the usual manga/articles I read is also motivating me to do WK lessons and reviews. Canโt wait to look back at these first pages and see how far Iโve come
Iโm back to Orange, my old friend. The club have now been active for slightly more than 6 months. Feels a bit surreal.
Today was chapter 23 from start to finish. Took me a little bit to get back into the writing style, I havenโt read Orange for a month, but then it flowed well.
Me gushing about Orangeโwell me recommending Orange to others xD
I canโt recommend Orange enough. The thing that takes it from being a really good beginner manga is probably the amount of casual language, it is literally everywhere, and those of us who read with the book club so far, already had pretty good grasp on it, so there arenโt really questions and answers about that.
But outside that, Orange is fairly simple. Mostly using everyday, high school vocabulary. With really good characters, a great story, and beautiful art. What more could you ask for? Well, no casual language I guess, but nope, lots of it everywhere. A tiny bit of science fiction, time travel-ly vocabulary, but only crops up 2-3 times across all 5 first volumes, so not much in general. If it sounds interesting, you can check out the club for additional info (such as content warnings).
Unfortunately, we just started volume 6, so you might not be able to catch up with the club itself, but please read it. It is great. ^^ And the threads are available for questions and such, of course.
January 22nd
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 03.37% // Volume I: 39.13%
Not had much time to read today, but happy year of the BUN!
Words found under the kotatsu
ๅพๆใใใฆใใผ Losing initiative; being forestalled; second move/going second (Shogi/Go term) ็ฉ่ฆใใใฎใฟใใผ Sightseeing; scout; patrol; lookout ๅฐๅขใใใใใใผ A small force ๅถฎๅฒจใใใใใใผ Steep terrain; precipitous // (also: ้บ้ป)
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
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
็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 Married to ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ
โ โ ไบไธใใใใใกใใผ Son
้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)
The last couple of days have just been kind of a blur of being sick and having to go to work stillโฆ despite that I did manage to get more reading done than I expected.
Word of the Day: ็ฐๆฑ - soup/broth scum, lye. โAsh soupโ certainly makes the scum seem as unpleasant as possibleโฆ and the reading itself doesnโt quite contradict it either!
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Thank you!! I havenโt been able to get in as much R&R as I would like with work and all but Iโll hang in there.
ๅคๅธ is at 51%, so just 9% this week.
I didnโt feel to well for a few days so I did less. I also did not read anything on Friday but thatโs okay. I donโt feel too bad about it. Iโve been a lot more consistent than usual so itโs kind of a win already.
And I did read a couple of YT comments, so I technically did read something, but I donโt want to count that.
Finished manga from last week and started reading Spirit Circle. Still in Volume 1 but I hope Iโll finish it after writing this post. done! Some chapters with some old speech stuff is a bit of a slog.
I forgot to thank everyone for their appreciation of the photos. ^^ I will try to catch Kiro when he is being super cute. I might just have to let my phone be glued to me for a couple of days for that though, because if I try moving to get it, he stops to watch me. xD
And since Iโm here anyway. I have now also read some fiction in English. ^^
Heโs really growing into his own. Although Iโm sure heโs not done yet. Just noticed today that he isnโt as easy to move around with just one hand.
Also, did I tell you guys that he charmed everyone in my friendโs family so much when they met him, that I think all of them threatened to kidnap him? (I canโt remember if I told you guys or not.) He is very social and purrs for anyone, likes being petted by anyone. Heโs a good cat. ^^
Must of my reading was from pokemon scarlet. Iโm starting to be and to piece together what Iโm reading better without needing to breakdown every sentence first
I also read another couple of stories in Satori Reader. I finished the free content for long distance relationship, which i really enjoy, and the first story for jam maker, really good practice for descriptive text at least in part 1. Looking to subscribe once money isnโt as tight.
Lastly, my 5yr old has been interested in doing japanese with me so weโve been reading level 0 graded readers together, which are too easy for me but fun for her
Today Iโve read chapter 24 of ใใฅใใญใผใบใงๅพ ใฃใฆใ AGE32. My brain is still a little foggy from the illness and it makes it so hard to keep track of whatโs happeningโฆ Especially the conversations - I keep having to go back to re-read sentences and try to piece together who said what It also doesnโt help that Iโm finding it quite hard to get invested in the plot.
Read 2 sub chapters for re:Zero. Probably gonna read a couple more since my commute is kind of killer today. Then Iโm just gonna watch JoJo the rest of the day.
I read a few pages in all of them and, well, the ones without furigana are still a little intimidating. I read ้จๅฎฎใใ from start to finish with barely any lookups to see how that felt and while a good portion of the dialogue had parts that went over my head I was easily able to follow the action and get the gist of each situation. I should probably take the time to decipher some of the harder parts for the learning opportunities they provide, but atm my university workload is pretty high so Iโm planning to just keep going with ๆฅๅธธ(ไธ) at the same pace. Reading a manga in two sittings felt really good
Today I started Volume 6 of Orange. Iโve been looking forward to starting this book with the club, and Iโm really happy my copy arrived in time for me to start with everyone else.