Finished ๆจใใฎๅญ volume one. Absolutely loved it. Canโt wait to read more. Starting Blue Period.
27th jan
oh boy today was rough. combination of the ไป้ฒ and ๅพๆธ and whatโs probably some lingering burnout made for very difficult reading. itโs 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. itโs amazing how two pages can take as long as 40 iโll 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?
ๆฌ something?
็ฐ something?
no idea, something ใ so i assume itโs a noun/verb-noun convert
i think partway through i just got exhausted too, which didnโt help. i bet i actually know at least one of these and just canโt recognise it
@nyxqueenofshadows reply:
Kanji
ๆๆ I guess?
ๆฌๆฅ
็ฐ่ณช maybe?
Couldnโt 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 wonโt work probably, you need to add the star at the end manually).
Looks like it is ๆใ็ฎ. And I agree with you on the other words, Nicole ^^
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
January 27th
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 04.75% // Volume I: 55.07%
Todayโs reading followed the same vein as yesterdayโs: hereโs this guy - but thatโs not his real name, thatโs his common name, his real name is this - his father is this guy who is related to this guy, but thatโs not his real name either, his real name is thisโฆ 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
ๅ็ฌใใใใฉใใใผ Single; solo; sole
ๅไธใใใใใใใผ Land near a castle
ๆใใใฌใใผ Dog (Zodiac)
ๅฎๅฃฎใใใใใใใผ Grand; imposing
ๆซๆใใใใใใผ Short while/moment
ๆ็ธใใใใผใใใผ Bright or beautiful eyes
้ ฌๆใใปใใฅใใใผ Resting your chin in your hands; brace / angle brace (construction)
่จ่ๅทงใฟใใใจใฐใใใฟใใผ Skillful words; deceitful words; silver tongued
ๅๆณจๆใใใใกใ
ใใใใใผ Board of inquiry; interrogation office
Forms
ๆใ ๏ผ ้ฉใใใใฉใใใ(To be surprised/astonished)
(I like the ๆใ version better, the two squares look like shocked eyes and the squiggle underneath is like a weird open mouth, kanji version of: )
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
Main
Hideyoshi: ่ฑ่ฃ็งๅใใจใใจใฟ ใฒใงใใใ
โ โ โ Childhood name: ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ
โ โ โ Childhood nickname: ็ฟใใใใ
Volume I: 1535 - 15??
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nickname: ็ฟใใใใ
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
โ โ ไน่ฅใใใจใใใ- Old friend
็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 ไธๅ
ใใชใชใใ- Younger brother
โ Married to ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ
โ โ ไบไธใใใใใกใ- Son
Retainers:
โ โ ็จฒ็ฐๅคง็ๅฉใใใชใ ใใใใฎใใ]
โ โ ้ๅฑฑๆฐไธใใใใใพ ใใใใกใ
โ โ ้ทไบๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ
โ โ ๆพๅๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
โ ๅฝๅใใใซใใใ- Gunsmith/blacksmith
โ ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
โ ้ฃๆณขๅ
่จใใชใใฐ ใชใใใ- Spy disguised as a Komuso
โ ไป็ฐๅฝฆๅใใซใฃใ ใฒใใใ
ใใ- Subordinate
(่้ ่ณๆญฃๅฉใใฏใกใใ ใพใใจใใ- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)
Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Head of the Saito clan
โ ๆ่ค็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Son
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - serves under Dosan
โ ๅๅธใใพใใใกใ- Underling / foot soldier
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
Oda Clan
็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Daimyo
โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
Shiba Clan
ๆฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
Others
ไปๅท็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Historical People
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้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
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็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
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้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
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็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)
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ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
Jan 27, Fri of Week 5 of Winter Q1 2023
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ใฏใใใ็ดฐ่ Black Vol.5 Ch.25-27 (start volume)
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ใใใใใใใฎ
Words of the day
- ใใใถใ = scab; crust. A Kanji form is ็ก่.
- ใใงใผใบ = phase (stage; position). Compare with ใใงใผใน = faith / face.
- ๆฝคใ = to become wet. Compare ๆฝคใ which has different conjugations.
- ๆ ใพใใ = modest. A verb using this Kanji is ๆ ใ.
- ๅฃ็ฝ = gangrene. For the first Kanji, another word that use this reading (rather than ใซใค) is ๅฃๆญป = (cellular) necrosis.
- ่ฆๆ = good point; promising qualities
- ่ๅฎณ = problems caused by older people. The old man has too much hope, in this case.
- ๆฌบ็ = deception
- ้ ่ฉฃ = profound knowledge
- ้ๅก = gold nugget
- ็พฉ่ณ = chivalrous thief
- ็ง่ นใ่ฅใใ = to fill oneโs pocket by taking advantage of a position
SFX
- ใฒใใฃใใ = suddenly
- ใฎใใฎใ = slowing moving; idling away time
- ใใซใใซ = twinkling; flickering
Kanji
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่ฉฃใงใ
- attain knowledge
- ใฑใค
- ้ ่ฉฃ, ย ย ๅ่ฉฃ
- ่ฉฃใงใ
- ๅ่ฉฃใง
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ใ็ฝ
- necrosis
- ใฝ
- ๅฃ็ฝ, ย ย ่ฑ็ฝ, ย ย ็ญ็ฝ็
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ๅก (Level 45)
- lump
- ใซใค
- ้ๅก, ย ย ๆฐทๅก, ย ย ๅฃๅก, ย ย ่ๅก
- ใใ
- ๅๅก, ย ย ็ณๅก
- ็ณๅก
Day 25-26 Progress: ในใญใผ ใซใผใ - 38-47่ฉฑ ๅ ญๅทปๅฎๆ!!!
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 Iโm just actually dumb. I know itโs not productive to ruminate and better to just move on but itโs hardโฆ
On another note, Iโm about to catch up with Slow Loop tankoubonsโฆ I know Iโm going to have to return to ๅคฉไฝฟๆง one of these days but if anyone has any SOL/romance manga without English translations theyโd like to recommend Iโm all ears.
Word of the Day:
Day 27, 27th of January
In todayโs 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.
โณ January 27th.
What: ้ขจใฎใฏใญใใข
Pages: ?
Time: 25 minutes
Havenโt posted in a minute, but Iโve been reading a little bit every day. Did some more Klonoa today even though Iโm absolutely exhausted.
Please look at this little guy wearing his lil glasses steering his strange little contraption
Klonoa spoilers
I remember Klonoa 2 being kinda dark and contemplative at times, but โ I did not expect a DEATH in this game So brutal, too!! Iโm discovering context for a game I played like twenty years ago. No wonder Klonoa hates Jokerโฆ
In other newsโฆ This week has been so wild for me. To make a long story short, Iโm going to Japan for work in a couple months My motivation to study has skyrocketed and Iโm so excited about it.
January 27
ใใฐใกใใใใกใฎใใใจใใ , 83-86%
ๆญปไฝใฏ็ ใใชใ , 24-30%
Today I read the second story of this weekโs Wild Ladies. Two more stories (and weeks) to go!
And I resumed reading ๆญปไฝใฏ็ ใใชใ, 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.

ๆๆ I guess?
oh ofc it is, ๆใใ is literally right above it i discounted it cos they were written slightly differently, bad decision

ๆฌๆฅ
oops. can see it now tho!

็ฐ่ณช maybe?
would make sense in context!

you can search in Jisho with wildcards!
i did try this, but nothing that looked right came up. actually, i donโt remember seeing any of these here, even though i went through a couple of pages maybe i just skipped over them

Looks like it is ๆใ็ฎ.
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 time to go, uh, add some more fonts to jitai
January 27th
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.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Word or expression of the day:
็ใ - (ใใจใ) - poorly informed, unfamiliar, ignorantโ
January 27
Home Post
Orange
English novel
I stayed up super late yesterday reading. I more or less read a whole novel in a day, I really shouldnโt 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 ). Let me just say: be careful what you wish for. I felt like one of the characters hadnโt gotten enough screen timeโฆ well, that have changed and now I wish they had less because
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What was I thinking?
Also, Iโm now up to 8 finished novels (in English) already only three of them are rereads. Feels pretty good. I donโt have to keep up this speed, but I definitely want to keep putting time into reading a lot.
Home post // Jan 27
ใป ๅฐๅฐๅๅบฆ (71% โ 74%)
Finished chapter 7. Man, what is this book, I thought things were getting deep and serious, but then weโre betrayed by some stupid unfortunate misunderstanding. Iโm not sure what I expected.
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
January 27th!
Today I read Chapter 41 of Happiness, the first chapter of Volume 9.
Iโm really enjoying this series, though I donโt really understand why I like it so much because its a really unpleasant story.
January 23th-27th
Home Post
Long week, with some days only just doing the bare minimum of a few minutes of reading the daily ๆ้ค bookโฆ But in other news, I finally got the ใใๅฉ novel, Iโm 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 processโฆIt has however been a pretty good week in the listening department as Iโve spend quite a few hours listening to radio and podcast in japanese while driving!
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23/1:
ใใใใฎๅนธใใช็ตๅฉใ1:17min, Start! โ 3%
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24/1:
ๆ้ค366, 15min.
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25/1:
ๆ้ค366, 18min.
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26/1:
ใใใใฎๅนธใใช็ตๅฉใ1:33min, 3% โ7%
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27/1:
ใใใใฎๅนธใใช็ตๅฉใ20ish min, โ10%
alsoๆใฎใจใใ็ฌฌ105่ฉฑ+็ชๅค็ทจใ40min.
Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead!
๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅ
(Home Post Link)
Read:
- Stargazer-ๅฐๅฅณใฏๆใฎๅคขใ่ฆใ- 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.
- ใใชใใค chs 95, 96, 97
Word of the Day:
่ชญใฟๆผใใใใฟใใใใใผ to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay oneโs hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)โ
I just love the image of fishing for books lmao
I havenโt been totally keeping up with this thread lately as Iโve 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 weekโs ๅ่ฝใก reading (ใใใใ)
- Almost finished the assignment for the upcoming Natively Mystery Novel Book Club - ไธๅๆญปใใ ็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 ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ ๐ ๐ช (Advanced Book Club) to see how it is. There were concerns that itโd be very difficult but so far aside from the usual โfirst few pages of setup are harderโ it seems it will be a smooth read.
- Read about 1/3 of ไบ้ญ้ ่ฒจ | L35?? because someone mentioned it and my ๆฑๆธๅทไนฑๆญฉ related impulse control is low.
Also, a side rant, Iโm hosting both those clubs which is why Iโm making sure to get my reading in, but Iโll 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 itโs implemented in such a frustrating way. I almost asked on Natively if I could get TL4 but I donโt really have to desire for the extra powers, I just want to schedule posts Iโll probably just ask for volunteers to post the thread while Iโm out as those would be a nightmare to do on mobile!
Finished chapter 3 of ้ญๅฅณใฎๆ
ใ
vol01. Word of the chapter is ็ญ่.
Chapter 4 seems to be the third biggest in the entire volume, so itโll take a while.