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

Finished ๆŽจใ—ใฎๅญ volume one. Absolutely loved it. Canโ€™t wait to read more. Starting Blue Period.

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27th jan

oh boy today was rough. combination of the ไป˜้Œฒ and ๅพŒๆ›ธ and whatโ€™s probably some lingering burnout made for very difficult reading. itโ€™s handwritten, so deciphering some of the kanji was difficult (and in some cases impossible) for me. i pushed through, but it got to the point where continuing would have been more unhelpful than stopping, so i took a break. itโ€™s amazing how two pages can take as long as 40 :sweat_smile: iโ€™ll read some ace attorney scripts or play granblue later as some other practice.

no words that stuck out this time, though shoutout to the author once again including little notes about each chapter.

troublesome kanji

these are the ones i struggled with:
something ๆ?


ๆœฌ something?

็•ฐ something?

no idea, something ใ so i assume itโ€™s a noun/verb-noun convert

i think partway through i just got exhausted too, which didnโ€™t help. i bet i actually know at least one of these and just canโ€™t recognise it

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@nyxqueenofshadows reply:

Kanji

ๆ•™ๆ I guess?

ๆœฌๆฅ

็•ฐ่ณช maybe?

Couldnโ€™t figure that one out either.

Pro tip: If you can read half a word, you can search in Jisho with wildcards! E.g. *ๆ - Jisho.org or ็•ฐ - Jisho.org* (oh this URL wonโ€™t work probably, you need to add the star at the end manually).

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Looks like it is ๆ†‚(ใ†)ใ็›ฎ(ใ‚). And I agree with you on the other words, Nicole ^^

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

January 27th
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 04.75% // Volume I: 55.07% :sewing_needle:

Todayโ€™s reading followed the same vein as yesterdayโ€™s: hereโ€™s this guy - but thatโ€™s not his real name, thatโ€™s his common name, his real name is this - his father is this guy who is related to this guy, but thatโ€™s not his real name either, his real name is thisโ€ฆ and so on.

Aside from the super confusing lineages, the pace is really picking up now, with lots of deceit and secret plans and missions. Super fun.

Words found under the kotatsu

ๅ˜็‹ฌใ€ŒใŸใ‚“ใฉใใ€ใƒผ Single; solo; sole
ๅŸŽไธ‹ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€ใƒผ Land near a castle
ๆˆŒใ€Œใ„ใฌใ€ใƒผ Dog (Zodiac)
ๅฎๅฃฎใ€Œใ“ใ†ใใ†ใ€ใƒผ Grand; imposing
ๆšซๆ™‚ใ€Œใ–ใ‚“ใ˜ใ€ใƒผ Short while/moment
ๆ˜Ž็œธใ€Œใ‚ใ„ใผใ†ใ€ใƒผ Bright or beautiful eyes
้ ฌๆ–ใ€ŒใปใŠใฅใˆใ€ใƒผ Resting your chin in your hands; brace / angle brace (construction)
่จ€่‘‰ๅทงใฟใ€Œใ“ใจใฐใŸใใฟใ€ใƒผ Skillful words; deceitful words; silver tongued
ๅ•ๆณจๆ‰€ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ‚“ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ€ใƒผ Board of inquiry; interrogation office

Forms
ๆ„•ใ ๏ผ ้ฉšใใ€ŒใŠใฉใ‚ใใ€(To be surprised/astonished)
(I like the ๆ„•ใ version better, the two squares look like shocked eyes and the squiggle underneath is like a weird open mouth, kanji version of: :open_mouth:)

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:

Main
Hideyoshi: ่ฑŠ่‡ฃ็ง€ๅ‰ใ€Œใจใ‚ˆใจใฟ ใฒใงใ‚ˆใ—ใ€
โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ Childhood name: ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใ€Œใฒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€
โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ Childhood nickname: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€

Volume I: 1535 - 15??
ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใ€Œใฒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nickname: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•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
็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:
โ€“ โ€“ ็จฒ็”ฐๅคง็‚ŠๅŠฉใ€Œใ„ใชใ  ใŠใŠใ„ใฎใ™ใ‘]
โ€“ โ€“ ้’ๅฑฑๆ–ฐไธƒใ€Œใ‚ใŠใ‚„ใพ ใ—ใ‚“ใ—ใกใ€
โ€“ โ€“ ้•ทไบ•ๅŠไน‹ไธžใ€ŒใชใŒใ„ ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€
โ€“ โ€“ ๆพๅŽŸๅ†…ๅŒ ใ€Œใพใคใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใใฟใ€

โ€“ ๅ›ฝๅ‰ใ€Œใใซใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Gunsmith/blacksmith
โ€“ ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่”ตใ€Œใ‚ใŸใชใน ใฆใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
โ€“ ้›ฃๆณขๅ†…่จ˜ใ€Œใชใ‚“ใฐ ใชใ„ใใ€- Spy disguised as a Komuso
โ€“ 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

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

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Daimyo
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไธŽไธ‰้ƒŽใ€ŒใŠใ  ใ‚ˆใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€- Younger brother

Shiba Clan
ๆ–ฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใ€Œใ—ใฐ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚€ใญใ€- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle

Others
ไปŠๅท็พฉๅ…ƒใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ€- Daimyo

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)

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Jan 27, Fri of Week 5 of Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ็ดฐ่ƒž Black Vol.5 Ch.25-27 (start volume)

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ

Words of the day
  • ใ‹ใ•ใถใŸ = scab; crust. A Kanji form is ็˜ก่“‹(ใ‹ใ•ใถใŸ).
  • ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒผใ‚บ(.) = phase (stage; position). Compare with ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒผใ‚น = faith / face.
  • ๆฝค(ใ†ใ‚‹)ใ‚€ = to become wet. Compare ๆฝค(ใ†ใ‚‹ใŠ)ใ† which has different conjugations.
  • ๆ…Ž(ใคใค)ใพใ—ใ„ = modest. A verb using this Kanji is ๆ…Ž(ใคใคใ—)ใ‚€.
  • ๅฃŠ็–ฝ(ใˆใ) = gangrene. For the first Kanji, another word that use this reading (rather than ใ‚ซใ‚ค) is ๅฃŠๆญป(ใˆใ—) = (cellular) necrosis.
  • ่ฆ‹ๆ‰€(ใฟใฉใ“ใ‚) = good point; promising qualities
  • ่€ๅฎณ(ใ‚ใ†ใŒใ„) = problems caused by older people. The old man has too much hope, in this case.
  • ๆฌบ็žž(ใŽใพใ‚“) = deception
  • ้€ ่ฉฃ(ใžใ†ใ‘ใ„) = profound knowledge
  • ้‡‘ๅกŠ(ใใ‚“ใ‹ใ„) = gold nugget
  • ็พฉ่ณŠ(ใŽใžใ) = chivalrous thief
  • ็ง่…น(ใ—ใตใ)ใ‚’่‚ฅ(ใ“)ใ‚„ใ™ = to fill oneโ€™s pocket by taking advantage of a position

SFX

  • ใฒใ‚‡ใฃใ“ใ‚Š = suddenly
  • ใฎใŸใฎใŸ = slowing moving; idling away time
  • ใƒใ‚ซใƒใ‚ซ = twinkling; flickering

Kanji

  • ่ฉฃ(ใ‚‚ใ†)ใงใ‚‹

    • attain knowledge
    • ใ‚ฑใ‚ค
    • ้€ ่ฉฃ(ใžใ†ใ‘ใ„), ย  ย  ๅ‚่ฉฃ(ใ•ใ‚“ใ‘ใ„)
    • ่ฉฃ(ใ‚‚ใ†)ใงใ‚‹
    • ๅˆ่ฉฃ(ใฏใคใ‚‚ใ†)ใง
  • ใˆ็–ฝ(ใ‚ฝ)

    • necrosis
    • ใ‚ฝ
      • ๅฃŠ็–ฝ(ใˆใ), ย  ย  ่„ฑ็–ฝ(ใ ใฃใ), ย  ย  ็‚ญ็–ฝ็—…(ใŸใ‚“ใใณใ‚‡ใ†)
  • ๅกŠ(ใ‹ใŸใพใ‚Š) (Level 45)

    • lump
    • ใ‚ซใ‚ค
      • ้‡‘ๅกŠ(ใใ‚“ใ‹ใ„), ย  ย  ๆฐทๅกŠ(ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„), ย  ย  ๅ›ฃๅกŠ(ใ ใ‚“ใ‹ใ„), ย  ย  ่‚‰ๅกŠ(ใซใใ‹ใ„)
    • ใใ‚Œ
      • ๅœŸๅกŠ(ใคใกใใ‚Œ), ย  ย  ็ŸณๅกŠ(ใ„ใ—ใใ‚Œ)
    • ็ŸณๅกŠ(ใ„ใ—ใ“ใ‚)
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Day 25-26 Progress: ใ‚นใƒญใƒผ ใƒซใƒผใƒ— - 38-47่ฉฑ ๅ…ญๅทปๅฎŒๆˆ!!!

Whenever I get stuck on an exceedingly simple, beginner-level sentence I just get kind of drained and demoralized because it never feels like I can write it off as not having enough practice but that Iโ€™m just actually dumb. I know itโ€™s not productive to ruminate and better to just move on but itโ€™s hardโ€ฆ

On another note, Iโ€™m about to catch up with Slow Loop tankoubonsโ€ฆ I know Iโ€™m going to have to return to ๅคฉไฝฟๆง˜ one of these days but if anyone has any SOL/romance manga without English translations theyโ€™d like to recommend Iโ€™m all ears.

Word of the Day: ๆฟพ้Žใ‚ใ‹ - filtration; filtering; percolation. Couldnโ€™t think of another word so I decided to choose another word that ruined my day (and my comprehension) with dumb mazegaki by often being written ใ‚้Žโ€ฆ just whyโ€ฆ

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:snowflake: Day 27, 27th of January :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

In todayโ€™s first story some elf is being attacked by zombies. While looking for their goat friend they fight a demon. Somehow the latter is more anticlimactic.

In the next story we look at the composition of the armies of the king and the evil wizard.

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:snowflake: :snowman: Home Post :snowman: :snowflake:

โžณ January 27th.

What: ้ขจใฎใ‚ฏใƒญใƒŽใ‚ข
Pages: ?
Time: 25 minutes

Havenโ€™t posted in a minute, but Iโ€™ve been reading a little bit every day. Did some more Klonoa today even though Iโ€™m absolutely exhausted.

cute

Please look at this little guy wearing his lil glasses steering his strange little contraption :sob:

Klonoa spoilers

I remember Klonoa 2 being kinda dark and contemplative at times, but โ€“ I did not expect a DEATH in this game :fearful: So brutal, too!! Iโ€™m discovering context for a game I played like twenty years ago. No wonder Klonoa hates Jokerโ€ฆ

In other newsโ€ฆ This week has been so wild for me. To make a long story short, Iโ€™m going to Japan for work in a couple months :exploding_head: My motivation to study has skyrocketed and Iโ€™m so excited about it.

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January 27 :heavy_check_mark: :dancer: :zzz:

ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŸใกใฎใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ , 83-86%

ๆญปไฝ“ใฏ็œ ใ‚‰ใชใ„ , 24-30%

Today I read the second story of this weekโ€™s Wild Ladies. Two more stories (and weeks) to go!
And I resumed reading ๆญปไฝ“ใฏ็œ ใ‚‰ใชใ„, which I had last read more than a dozen days ago. I had forgotten most of the names, but thankfully not the plot, complicated and absurd as it is.

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oh ofc it is, ๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ is literally right above it :sob: i discounted it cos they were written slightly differently, bad decision

oops. can see it now tho!

would make sense in context!

i did try this, but nothing that looked right came up. actually, i donโ€™t remember seeing any of these here, even though i went through a couple of pages :sweat_smile: maybe i just skipped over them :thinking:

that makes sense! for some reason i thought ๅฎ‰ was the radical at the bottom (unlikely, i know) and that definitely tripped me up.

thanks to you both!! this was really helpful :slight_smile: time to go, uh, add some more fonts to jitai :joy:

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January 27th

:snowman: Home post :snowflake:

Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Read up to page 187 of Card Captor Sakura, finished chapter 34 and volume 8.
Today: Resumed reading Aria volume 3 from chapter 24 (page 110) and read up to page 115.

I picked up Aria again and will continue reading it until I finish volume 3. As always, I get startled when going back to Aria because the amount of words I need to look up increases quite a bit compared to Sakura.


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Word or expression of the day:
็–Žใ„ - (ใ†ใจใ„) - poorly informed, unfamiliar, ignorantโ€‹

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:snowman_with_snow: :snowflake: January 27 :snowflake: :snowman_with_snow:
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Orange :tangerine:
English novel :books:

I stayed up super late yesterday reading. I more or less read a whole novel in a day, I really shouldnโ€™t have. Although I had to bail like literally 5 pages from the end because my eyes refused to stay open. XD

Finished that this morning. This evening, I went back to Orange a day early (although by Japan time I read it after midnight so technically on Saturday :crazy_face:). Let me just say: be careful what you wish for. I felt like one of the characters hadnโ€™t gotten enough screen timeโ€ฆ well, that have changed and now I wish they had less because :sob:.

What was I thinking? :joy:

Also, Iโ€™m now up to 8 finished novels (in English) already only three of them are rereads. Feels pretty good. I donโ€™t have to keep up this speed, but I definitely want to keep putting time into reading a lot. :smiley:

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:bookmark: Home post // Jan 27 :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:

ใƒป ๅฐๅฐๅ†ๅบฆ (71% โ†’ 74%)

Finished chapter 7. Man, what is this book, I thought things were getting deep and serious, but then weโ€™re betrayed by some stupid unfortunate misunderstanding. Iโ€™m not sure what I expected.

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Day 26
I finished the second volume of Tsugumomo. Poor Kukuri got her shrine destroyed and without any money for rebuilding it has to live on the street. Lol she opened a branch shrine on a playground. Even gods seem to have money problems.

2124 pages read 17876 to go

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January 27th!

Today I read Chapter 41 of Happiness, the first chapter of Volume 9.
Iโ€™m really enjoying this series, though I donโ€™t really understand why I like it so much because its a really unpleasant story. :smile:

(Home Post)

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January 23th-27th :snowflake:
Home Post :house_with_garden:

Long week, with some days only just doing the bare minimum of a few minutes of reading the daily ๆ•™้คŠ bookโ€ฆ But in other news, I finally got the ใ‚ใŸๅฉš novel, Iโ€™m taking it bit by bit, and mostly working on getting myself to break the habit of looking up works too frequently, and just enjoy the processโ€ฆIt has however been a pretty good week in the listening department as Iโ€™ve spend quite a few hours listening to radio and podcast in japanese while driving!

  • 23/1: :ring: ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎๅนธใ›ใช็ตๅฉšใ€1:17min, Start! โ†’ 3%
  • 24/1: :teacher: ๆ•™้คŠ366, 15min.
  • 25/1: :teacher: ๆ•™้คŠ366, 18min.
  • 26/1: :ring: ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎๅนธใ›ใช็ตๅฉšใ€1:33min, 3% โ†’7%
  • 27/1: :ring: ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎๅนธใ›ใช็ตๅฉšใ€20ish min, โ†’10%
    also :dragon: ๆšใฎใƒจใƒŠใ€็ฌฌ105่ฉฑ+็•ชๅค–็ทจใ€40min.

Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead!

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:snowflake: :red_gift_envelope: ๏ผ‘ๆœˆ๏ผ’๏ผ—ๆ—ฅ :red_gift_envelope: :snowflake: (Home Post Link)

Read:

  • Stargazer-ๅฐ‘ๅฅณใฏๆ˜Ÿใฎๅคขใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹- ch1 - less immediately sold on this one, this feels a lot more rough around the edges. Also not fully voiced, but it was free so oh well. Should also be fairly short, but a little longer than the last one. Definitely harder reading level, but still manageable.
  • ใƒ›ใƒชใƒŸใƒค chs 95, 96, 97

Word of the Day:

่ชญใฟๆผใ‚‹ใ€Œใ‚ˆใฟใ‚ใ•ใ‚‹ใ€ใƒผ to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay oneโ€™s hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)โ€‹

I just love the image of fishing for books lmao

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I havenโ€™t been totally keeping up with this thread lately as Iโ€™ve been rather busy, but I finally had some breathing room from work today so I got lots of reading in (with maybe more later!)

  • Finished this weekโ€™s ๅŠ่ฝใก reading (ใŽใ‚ŠใŽใ‚Š)
  • Almost finished the assignment for the upcoming Natively Mystery Novel Book Club - ไธƒๅ›žๆญปใ‚“ใ ็”ท which is proving to be a fast and relatively fun read. Maybe a bit over-explainy, but one part already had me laughing outloud. I may finish that reading tonight as I only have a couple pages left
  • Read a few pages of the upcoming ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿช„ (Advanced Book Club) to see how it is. There were concerns that itโ€™d be very difficult but so far aside from the usual โ€˜first few pages of setup are harderโ€™ it seems it will be a smooth read.
  • Read about 1/3 of ไบŒ้Šญ้Š…่ฒจ | L35?? because someone mentioned it and my ๆฑŸๆˆธๅทไนฑๆญฉ related impulse control is low.

Also, a side rant, Iโ€™m hosting both those clubs which is why Iโ€™m making sure to get my reading in, but Iโ€™ll be away from my personal laptop for 3 of the thread open dates (6th, 11th, 13th) so I was looking to see if I could schedule posts and itโ€™s implemented in such a frustrating way. I almost asked on Natively if I could get TL4 but I donโ€™t really have to desire for the extra powers, I just want to schedule posts :slightly_frowning_face: Iโ€™ll probably just ask for volunteers to post the thread while Iโ€™m out as those would be a nightmare to do on mobile!

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Finished chapter 3 of ้ญ”ๅฅณใฎๆ—…ใ€… vol01. Word of the chapter is ็ญ‹่‚‰.
Chapter 4 seems to be the third biggest in the entire volume, so itโ€™ll take a while.

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