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

Practice is practice no matter how little it may seem.

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February 8 :heavy_check_mark: :fox_face:

็‹็ซใฎ่พป, 43-51%

A new character appeared, and apparently he has an abnormally high IQ and such photographic memory that he can recite old newspaper articles verbatim, even using obsolete characters in his speech. Hmmmโ€ฆ
And here I was choosing modern books over Aozora to avoid exactly thatโ€ฆ

What are these characters all of a sudden?

Content-wise, weโ€™re now taking a trip back in time to the source of ghost stories, identifying common patterns. Fun that Okiku, who I had met through the Wild Ladies book, got a mention. By the way, the book is starting to feel very much like the ๅ‡†ๆ•™ๆŽˆใƒป้ซ˜ๆงปๅฝฐ่‰ฏใฎๆŽจๅฏŸ manga I had been reading: Apparently occult phenomena get investigated and turn out to be not occult at all. The resemblance was entirely unintentional on my part. Well, at least so far thereโ€™s only been a minor ็ฉด mentioned :rofl:

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The kana is ใ„ but it is only used for ใ„ใ‚‹.
The two hooks are kana repeaters. The short hook repeats one kana, i.e. the word is ใ“ใ“. The longer one repeats more than one kana. Also note that small kana were not invented yet. So the word with the long hook is ใ—ใ‚‡ใผใ—ใ‚‡ใผ.

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:exploding_head:
Thank you! I bow to your superior knowledge!

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Didnโ€™t read yesterday because of having finished whatโ€™s our of Mr. ใƒžใƒญใ‚ฆใƒ–ใƒซใƒผ and spending the day at a funeral didnโ€™t make me feel much like working out what to read next. Today I started ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ไบบ้–“ which is definitely going to be a stretch but I think in a good way where I donโ€™t have pictures to fall back on to understand which I was absolutely doing when reading manga.

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More specifically, itโ€™s hiragana โ€˜wiโ€™: ใ‚ (the katakana version is ใƒฐ). This is one of the characters that was lost in the post-WW2 spelling reforms because its pronunciation had merged with that of ใ„ over 800 years previously. The other one is ใ‚‘ โ€˜weโ€™, pronounced the same as ใˆ.

I find ๆญดๅฒ็š„ไปฎๅ้ฃใ„ is not too hard to read in small doses once you know the basic way it works; the wikipedia โ€˜Historical kana orthographyโ€™ article has a good rundown. The other big one to watch out for is that the sounds ใ‚ใ„ใ†ใˆใŠ might be written ใฏใฒใตใธใป (it being pre-spelling-reform) โ€“ this might depend whether the book is merely going for pre-reform flavour or actually cared enough to get the details right.

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This one looks so much fun to write, I almost wish theyโ€™d kept it. ใ‚ on the other hand looks like it might easily be confused with ใฌ or ใฟ when handwritten. It looked so familiar to me that I stared at it for a good few seconds before deciding that no, I didnโ€™t know what it was.

Thankfully it was only one short article that was written this way, but I found it very annoying because 1) it was totally unexpected and 2) this was someone reciting an article from memory, surely you couldnโ€™t hear the writing, so why torture me like that? (yes I took it more personally than I needed to)

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Finished Steel Ball Run 5. Iโ€™m completely undecided if that was a slog to get through or a breeze because the action would go and giant wall of text would be on the next page. XD I canโ€™t say it was bad but it was a test of my motivation to finish the volume by the end of the day. I enjoyed it but Iโ€™m gonna probably be happy to take a break after I finish volume 6. Hopefully I donโ€™t forget everything that happened. Usually they put little refreshers at the beginning, but that was a lot to take in for one volume with each chapter being 60+ pages each. I prefer the 20pg standard. XD

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Wtf do you mean the chapters are 60+ pages?!? :scream:

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:open_book: :desktop_computer: :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake: February 8

Tried to quickly re-read the first chapter of ใƒใ‚คใ‚ญใƒฅใƒผ๏ผ๏ผ but it was denser than expected so I didnโ€™t finish it. Also read some ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ.

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Steel Ball Run has some beefy-ass chapters. Volume 5 is only 4 chapters.

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:skull::skull::skull: I better be a lot better at reading when I reach that part

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Like I said before itโ€™s a lot more action making up the pages with some lore dumps here and there. But youโ€™ll probably be ready for it by the time you reach it.

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:spiral_calendar: Day 39: February 8th :cloud_with_snow:

spacer:crossed_swords: YAIBA Volume 1 (14% โžจ 16%)

spacer:girl: ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ไธŠๆ‰‹ใฎ(ๅ…ƒ)้ซ˜ๆœจใ•ใ‚“ Volume 11 (17% โžจ 24%)

Still keeping a bit busy for reading so far this week.


This reminds me of the French branch of my family tree...

For example (keeping in mind that old records have errors and inconsistencies):

Claude Francoisโ€™s kids included:

  • Claude Francoise
  • Francois Joseph
  • Francoise

Francois Joseph and his wife Jeanne Claudeโ€™s kids included:

  • Anne Claude
  • Claude Francoise (son)
  • Francois Claude (daughter)
  • Joseph Claude
  • Claude Francois
  • Francois

Francois Claude went on to have kids including:

  • Claude Joseph
  • Francoise Francois

(By then, my branch of the tree moved from France to Ohio, in the United States, and discovered variety in naming their kids.)

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Feb 9, Thu of Week 7 of Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • ใตใ—ใŽใฎๅ›ฝใฎใƒใƒผใƒ‰ Vol.2 Ch.6 ๆ—ฅๅ…‰(ใซใฃใ“ใ†) (start volume)

Reviewing itinerary. Trust sempai, not the locals.

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
Words of the day
  • ใฉใ‚“ใ ใ‘(.) = how much you want = ใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘
  • ็†ฑ็‡—(ใ‚ใคใ‹ใ‚“) = hot sake. Has Furigana.
  • ๅณจใ€…(ใŒใŒ)ใŸใ‚‹ = rugged (mountains). Has Furigana.
  • ็ด ่ฌก(ใ™ใ†ใŸใ„) = bare noh chanting. Has Furigana.
  • ่กŒ็ฏ(ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ‚“) = paper-covered lamp stand. Has Furigana.
  • ไฝ™่ˆˆ(ใ‚ˆใใ‚‡ใ†) = performance
  • ๅฒฉๅกŠ(ใŒใ‚“ใ‹ใ„) = lump of rock
  • ๅŽšๆ‰‹(ใ‚ใคใง) = thick (clothes; paper)
  • ่‰ฒ่ชฟ(ใ—ใใกใ‚‡ใ†) = tone of color; tonality
  • ๆคœไบ‹(ใ‘ใ‚“ใ˜) = a public prosecutor
  • ็„กๅฎŸ(ใ‚€ใ˜ใค) = guiltlessness
  • ็งป่ญฒ(ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) = transfer. Second Kanji is from ่ญฒ(ใ‚†ใš)ใ‚‹.
  • ่›†่™ซ(ใ†ใ˜ใ‚€ใ—) = maggot; lowly human
  • ๅ–œ่‰ฒ(ใใ—ใ‚‡ใ) = joyful look. Compare with ๆฐ—่‰ฒ(ใใ—ใ‚‡ใ) which is just a look; mood.
  • ๅบฆ้‡(ใฉใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†) = generosity; magnanimity
  • ๅƒๅค‰ไธ‡ๅŒ–(ใ›ใ‚“ใบใ‚“ใฐใ‚“ใ‹) = innumerable changes
  • ่ธ(ใต)ใฟๅ‡(ใชใ‚‰)ใ™ = to walk through enough to make the land flat. The latter Kanji has Furigana.
  • ่บซ(ใฟ)ใซใ—ใฟใ‚‹ = to sink deeply into oneโ€™s mind. Full Kanji is ่บซ(ใฟ)ใซๆŸ“(ใ—)ใฟใ‚‹ or ่บซ(ใฟ)ใซๆฒ(ใ—)ใฟใ‚‹.
  • ็ญ†่ˆŒ(ใฒใคใœใค)ใซๅฐฝ(ใค)ใใ—้›ฃ(ใŒใŸ)ใ„ = beyond description. Hard to complete with pens and words.
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:raccoon: :books: The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den :snowflake: :raccoon:

February 9th
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 08.20% // Volume I: 95.09% :wood:

Words found under the kotatsu

้™ฐๆนฟใ€Œใ„ใ‚“ใ—ใคใ€ใƒผ Malicious; spiteful; wicked; devious
็ซ็ฎธใ€Œใฒใฐใ—ใ€ใƒผ Long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal and the like)
่‹ฅๆฎฟใ€Œใ‚ใ‹ใฉใฎใ€ใƒผ Young lord; successor to the current lord

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 - 15??
(Currently 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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
่—คไบ•ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใตใ˜ ใ„ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Head servant

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)


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This is great :laughing:

I like how after many years of the Francois / Claude overtaking it finally cumulated into the ultimate Francois: Francoise Francois

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:snowflake: Day 40, 9th of February :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Feeling a lot better, so letโ€™s try and get back into it. Todayโ€™s page is about our two friends finding some lodging. They stop by the place the old man from last time told the about. They agree to stay at this place for this night; but first, they want some drinks!

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home post

9th feb

iโ€ฆmeant to do this earlier. oops. granblue distracted me. anyway, made some headway into shimanami tasogare vol 4 (last one!!!) but found this one a little harder going than the last ones? some combination of that guy speaking in thick okinawa-ben in the first chapter putting me off and some conversations that were a bit harder to follow than i was expecting. but! iโ€™m enjoying it, so itโ€™s all good!

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:bookmark: Home post // Feb 9 :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:

ใƒป่–ฌๅฑ‹ใฎใฒใจใ‚Šใ”ใจ๏ผ“ (25% โ†’ 27%)

Another busy day. Hopefully plenty of time to read on the train during weekend.

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February 9th

:snowman: Home post :snowflake:

Aria: the masterpiece volume 3 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Finished chapter 28 and continued up to page 320.
Today: Continued up to page 331.

Back to a short reading session again. I need some sleep. :sweat_smile:


So, I misunderstood the last page. Your correction makes much more sense โ€“ thank you for clarifying. :grinning:


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Word or expression of the day:
ๅฏๅŠ็š„้€Ÿใ‚„ใ‹ใซ - (ใ‹ใใ‚…ใ†ใฆใใ™ใฟใ‚„ใ‹ใซ) - as soon as possible

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