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

:spiral_calendar: Day 43: February 12th :umbrella:

spacer:baby_chick: ใฒใ‚ˆๆ‹ Volume 1 (50% โžจ 74%)

spacer:crossed_swords: YAIBA Volume 1 (16% โžจ 25%)

spacer :eyeglasses: ๅฅฝใใชๅญใŒใ‚ใŒใญใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚ŒใŸ Volume 10 (27% โžจ 38%)

Almost got in a decent amount of reading considering I had much free time for it.

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Itโ€™s amazing how much free time you have when youโ€™re not desperately consuming manga and trying to finish JoJo parts at the same time. Played some persona 5 and read another few pages of ๅคœใฏ็Ÿญใ—ๆญฉใ‘ใ‚ˆไน™ๅฅณ. Despite how busy I was today it was nice to kind of relax study wise.

But Iโ€™m glad I did that while getting used to ๅคœใฏ็Ÿญใ—ๆญฉใ‘ใ‚ˆไน™ๅฅณโ€™s writing style and vocab. Will probably do that again.

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13th feb

finally went back to shimanami tasogare to finish the final volume! tbf the last volume is a lot chunkier than the other three. all the stories wrapped up fairly nicely and neatly, there were multiple gorgeous double-page spreads, and iโ€™m honestly really looking forward to rereading this series at some point down the line.

words that stood out: ใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใƒผใƒณ (vienna, trips me up every time, without fail), ๆต…ใฏใ‹ใ• (ใ‚ใ•ใฏใ‹ใ•, superficial, short-sighted, silly. the second time iโ€™ve seen a ๆต… adjective thatโ€™s not ๆต…ใ„ in this series), ้€ฑๆ˜Žใ‘ (ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ‘, early the following week usu. monday)

this word always catches me out whenever i see it! i think i learned the reading before the kanji and iโ€™ve still not linked the two in my head yet

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

February 13th
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 09.21% // Volume II: 6.33% :bowing_man:

Words found under the kotatsu

็„ก็คผ่ฌ›ใ€Œใถใ‚Œใ„ใ“ใ†ใ€ใƒผ Free and easy gathering
ไป”็ดฐใ€Œใ—ใ•ใ„ใ€ใƒผ Reasons; particulars; circumstances

Forms
ๆฟ  ๏ผ ๅ €ใ€Œใปใ‚Šใ€(Moat; ditch)
ๅ—คใ„ ๏ผ ็ฌ‘ใ„ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใ€(Laugh/laughter)

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 - 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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
ๆต…้‡Žๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Military commander
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Daughter
ใŒใ‚“ใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

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)

Volume II: 1555 - 15??
(currently 1555/6)

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Head of the Oda clan

ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€- Hideyoshi

ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Military commander
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Daughter

Maeda Clan
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(childhood name: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€) - Military commander

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BU$TAFELLOWS :moneybag:
Short story in English :books:

Havenโ€™t read in English for like a week, so tried to use that to break through my tiredness that made me rather unemotional. Like I donโ€™t seem to feel happy, sad, or anything in between when Iโ€™m very tired/exhausted, and since I keep being an idiot when it comes to my sleep, today it was super apparent. So I thought Iโ€™d read something that I knew I liked, and it barely managed to tip me into entertainment mode.

I really hope it is just a lack of sleep, and there isnโ€™t something else. Because if Iโ€™m numbing out for other reasons, it tends to get messyโ€ฆ

Anyway, I think it is just tiredness, so why worry about the possibility that is less likely?

I also went back to chapter 3 of BU$TAFELLOWS. It is really nice to read this in bigger chunks, and closer together because it makes it more likely that Iโ€™ll remember the words I recently looked up for it when they show up again. I actually finally had the experience of a word Iโ€™d looked up many times for B$ so far finally seeming to stick, so I didnโ€™t need to look it up again. Yay.

And also looked up multiple words I thought I hadnโ€™t seen before and turns out Iโ€™d even looked them up for B$ before. :face_exhaling:

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Feb 13, Mon of Week 8 of Winter Q1 2023 :snowman::snowflake:

  • ใตใ—ใŽใฎๅ›ฝใฎใƒใƒผใƒ‰ Vol.3 Ch.11 ๆดฅๅท(ใคใŒใ‚)

Pride of Japanese cooking.

Equation quiz

bekko + tofu

The answer

jelly

Doesnโ€™t seem to be related.

  • ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎใ†ใ•ใŽ Ch.1 ๅฐใ•ใชไบ‹ไปถใงใฏใชใ„

I have listened to through this once, but now the physical book arrived from shipping. Audio tracks are usually short, so accordingly tolerable chapter lengths.

Also, there are interesting footnotes for each chapter

New Edition! Easy to 1. See 2. Read 3. Understand

ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใŒ้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ will now primarily be listening to audiobook, so might not be progressed here.

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ

I forgot and didnโ€™t get used to game mechanics yet. (Lose easily.)

Words of the day
  • ่จ(ใ„ใถใ‹)ใ—ใ„ = questionable; suspicious. The Kanji is from ๆ€ช่จ(ใ‘ใ’ใ‚“).
  • ๆŒฏ(ใต)ใ‚Š่พผ(ใ“)ใ‚€ = to make a payment via back deposit
  • ่‚ฒ(ใฏใใ)ใ‚€ = to nurture; to support. From ็พฝ(ใฏ)ๅซ(ใใ)ใ‚€. Has Furigana.
  • ๆ(ใ“)ใญใ‚‹ = to knead. Also ็ทด(ใญ)ใ‚‹. Has Furigana.
  • ่ƒกๆกƒ(ใใ‚‹ใฟ) = walnut. Has Furigana.
  • ๅ…ต็ณง(ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ†) = army provisions. The reading for the second Kanji is uncommon. Has Furigana.
  • ้ƒทๅœŸ(ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฉ) = birth place / local. The first Kanji also in ๆ•…้ƒท(ใ“ใใ‚‡ใ†).
  • ๆ•…ๅ›ฝ(ใ“ใ“ใ) = oneโ€™s native land. For both ๆ•…้ƒท(ใ“ใใ‚‡ใ†) and ๆ•…ๅ›ฝ(ใ“ใ“ใ), the first Kanji can also mean origin / long ago, in addition to circumstance / reason.
  • ไธ€ๅ‘ณ(ใ„ใกใฟ) = a gang
  • ็„ผ่บซ่‡ชๆฎบ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚“ใ˜ใ•ใค) = burning oneself to death; self-immolation
  • ่ฃๆผ‰(ใ†ใ‚‰ใ”)ใ— = a sieve. Has Furigana on second Kanji.
  • ๅฑฑๆค’(ใ•ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†) = Japanese pepper
  • ๅฏ’ๅคฉ(ใ‹ใ‚“ใฆใ‚“) = agar / freezing cold weather
  • ๅคฉ่‰(ใฆใ‚“ใใ•) = red algae, can be made into ๅฏ’ๅคฉ(ใ‹ใ‚“ใฆใ‚“).
  • ้ผˆ็”ฒ(ในใฃใ“ใ†) = tortoise shell. Has Furigana (mostly).
  • ้ฑธ(ใ™ใšใ) = Japanese sea perch, a kind of fish. Has Furigana.
  • ็™ฝ็“œ(ใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ‚Š) = melon cucumber. Has Furigana.
  • ้ฐน็ฏ€(ใ‹ใคใŠใถใ—) = shaved dried katsuo fish (bonito). Has Furigana.
  • ๆฒขๅบต(ใŸใใ‚ใ‚“) = pickled daikon radish. Has Furigana.
  • ็ณ ๅ‘ณๅ™Œ(ใฌใ‹ใฟใ) = salted rice-bran paste for pickling. ็ณ (ใฌใ‹)ใฟใ in context.
  • ่Šฑๆž—็ณ–(ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚“ใจใ†) = a kind of candy. Has Furigana.
  • ็ฃฏ่œๅต(ใ„ใใชใŸใพใ”) = Edo style, looks like porched egg. Has Furigana.
  • ๅบ‡(ใฒใ•ใ—) = narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building. Has Furigana.
  • ๆทปไน—ๅ“ก(ใฆใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ„ใ‚“) = a tour guide. ๆทปไน—(ใฆใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) is escorting.

Kanji

  • ่จ(ใ„ใถใ‹)ใ—ใ„
    • suspicious
    • ใ‚ฒใƒณ
      • ๆ€ช่จ(ใ‘ใ’ใ‚“)
    • ่จ(ใ„ใถใ‹)ใ—ใ„, ย  ย  ่จ(ใ„ใถใ‹)ใ‚‹
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February 13th

:snowman: Home post :snowflake:

Card Captor Sakura volume 9 โ€“ progress report
Yesterday: Picked up Card Captor Sakura volume 9, read up to page 18.
Today: Read up to page 50, finished chapter 35.

So much for the White day chapter โ€“ I couldnโ€™t help but chuckle when Sakura unknowingly kept rubbing salt into Shaolans wounds by telling him that heโ€™s such a friendly and wonderful person and that she hopes that the person he likes will like him back. :smiling_face_with_tear:


โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“

Word or expression of the day:
ใฉใ‚Œใปใฉ - how much (long, far)

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:snowflake: Day 44, 13th of February :snowflake:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Oh wow there is lots more text on todayโ€™s page then on previous ones. Iโ€™ll do my best!

We learn the name of another city: Nerobi, where a sales person (not the person manning the bar!) comes from. I was a bit lost here, I couldnโ€™t quite parse whether it was this person that was selling tool and buying fish, or if that is something the city is known for. Iโ€™m assuming the person, because to indicate the city you would add more paricles to clarify the subject? Maybe??

Apparently no traders come here anymore because the Kiruma village is dangerous. But this particular trader wants to go there, because without competitors the price of wares will go up!

The next sentence I couldnโ€™t parse at all, not even with ichi.moeโ€™s help. It seperated parts strangely and put in two question particles in the middle of the sentence?

Anyway, here's my attempt at figuring out how to even segment this sentence

ใฟใ‚“ใช ใŒ ไฝ•(ใชใซ)ใง ใ“ใ‚“ใชใซ ๆ(ใŠใ)ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆ ใ„ใพใ™ ใ‹๏ผŸ
ใฟใ‚“ใช ใŒ: subject, everyone or everything
ไฝ•(ใชใซ)ใง: adverb, why?
ใ“ใ‚“ใชใซ: adverb, like this
ๆ(ใŠใ)ใ‚Œใฆ: conjunctive ใฆ of fear, so probably forms a compund with ใ„ใ‚‹ = to be afraid
ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆ: ??? without the ใ‹ infront it could be ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆ maybe?
ใ„ใพใ™: thatโ€™s just formal ใ„ใ‚‹
ใ‹: question particle, pretty sure itโ€™s the only one in this sentence

I think the knight asks the trader if they know what there is that everyone is afraid of.

Aaaaa Iโ€™m done. This was a lot. It is way too late. I wanted to go to bed half an hour ago!!!

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Yes; you know itโ€™s the person because the implied subject as set by the topic-marking ใฏ doesnโ€™t change through the sentence. In the ้“ๅ…ทใฉใ†ใใ‚’ๅฃฒใ†ใฃใฆ part the subject of โ€˜to sellโ€™ isnโ€™t stated, and so itโ€™s still the same as it was in the first part of the sentence: ๅ•†ไบบ. (In practice if you wanted to say the city was doing the trading youโ€™d probably either end the sentence and start a new one about the city, or else youโ€™d use a relative clause modifying โ€˜cityโ€™.)

You got the meaning right. I think the thing youโ€™re missing here is that verbs like ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‹ can take an embedded question ending in ใ‹ to indicate what it is that we are understanding/knowing. To take a simpler example: ใชใ‚“ใฎๅ‹•็‰ฉใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹๏ผŸ โ€“ the inner embedded question is ใชใ‚“ใฎๅ‹•็‰ฉใ‹ โ€œwhat animal is it?โ€ and so the whole thing is โ€œdo you know what animal it is?โ€

This is a general way you can express embedded questions with ใ‹, and it works with other verbs too, like ๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ or ่žใ. This page has some examples.

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Day 43
For a change I read more of Tsugumomo vol. 4. I was lucky there wasnโ€™t that much text. There arenโ€™t many manga left to read therefore I can focus more on the other things in my backlog soon.

3251 pages read

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:bookmark: Home post // Feb 13 :snowman_with_snow: :snowflake:

ใƒป่–ฌๅฑ‹ใฎใฒใจใ‚Šใ”ใจ๏ผ“ (46% โ†’ 47%)

Just a tiny read. Iโ€™ve read through a lot of lyrics today though.

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February 13th!

Today I read the next chapter of Teasing Master Takagi-san.
I thought this chapter was quite a cute one.

(Home Post)

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:chocolate_bar: :love_letter: ๏ผ’ๆœˆ๏ผ‘๏ผ“ๆ—ฅ :love_letter: :chocolate_bar: (Home Post Link)

Read:

  • ๅคœใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง pg 89 โ†’ 93 - short lil read today
  • ไธ‰ใƒ„ๆ˜Ÿใ‚ซใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ ch 11

Word of the Day:
ไธ€็ŸณไบŒ้ณฅใ€Œใ„ใฃใ›ใใซใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ใƒผ killing two birds with one stone. Didnโ€™t think this expression would be so literally incorporated :sweat_smile: Thereโ€™s a variant of this expression in english that I picked up somewhere but really like: โ€œfeed two birds with one sconeโ€. I wonder if you could render that into japanese and have it be recognizableโ€ฆ ไธ€้คŒไบŒ้ณฅ๏ผŸไธ€้ฃดไบŒ้ณฅ๏ผŸ

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February 13th
What did I read?: ้ญ”ๅฅณใจ็Œซใฎ่ฉฑ
How much did I read?: 7 pages
(Continued 4th Story )
How long did it take me?: 1 h 23 m

Kitty Pictures~

Another picture of the handsome Gingerโ€ฆ

โ€ฆand this super cute picture of Marcel and Shirohane eating fruit jelly! :laughing: I think this picture really encapsulates their personalities.

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February 13 :snowflake: Home Post

A bit better today; I played some more BU$TAFELLOWS but Iโ€™m still recovering from busyness so I got tired really fast :joy: off to bed!

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Did some reading from my graded reader and read chapter 2 of Yotsubato (40 minutes in total). Honestly thought that since itโ€™s a kidโ€™s book I would find it hard but boring since Iโ€™m just using it for practice before diving into the ones I really want to read. However, it is so darn funny that I may purchase book 2.

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:spiral_calendar: Day 44: February 13th :snowman_with_snow:

โš”๏ธ YAIBA Volume 1 (25% โžจ 36%)

Considering that ๅๆŽขๅตใ‚ณใƒŠใƒณ is fairly easy for me, and ใพใ˜ใฃใๅฟซๆ–— isnโ€™t too difficult, I figured ๏ผน๏ผก๏ผฉ๏ผข๏ผก would be similar in difficulty. As it turns out, itโ€™s quite a bit more effort to get through as it uses many words I donโ€™t know. It seems thereโ€™s a vast difference between knowing about 73% of the words in a series (ๅๆŽขๅตใ‚ณใƒŠใƒณ) versus knowing only about 64% (๏ผน๏ผก๏ผฉ๏ผข๏ผก).

๐ŸŒž ๅคขใฟใ‚‹ๅคช้™ฝ Volume 5 (0% โžจ 19%)

Although Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™ve seen it earlier in this series, this is the first time Iโ€™ve taken notice of this kanji in this font in something Iโ€™m reading:

image

(Itโ€™s ็ง.)

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February 13 :heavy_check_mark: :fox_face:

็‹็ซใฎ่พป, 84-88%

A non-impressive ~10 pages yesterday. My plan had been to finish the book, but in the end I didnโ€™t have time to read that much. I hope I can finish it today, and continue with ใƒฆใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒ‹ใ‚ซใฎใ“ใกใ‚‰ๅด tomorrow, but both days are expected to be busy, so weโ€™ll see how it goes.

:rofl: Thatโ€™s a sweet expression for sure, and much friendlier than the original. But surely a scone would suffice for a dozen birds at least? (or are we talking ostriches? :eyes:)

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I hadnโ€™t learned about embedded question sentences, thank you! I think I kept coimg acros them in other books, so Iโ€™m gonna go back to it and try again with this knowledge.

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Homepost

Harry Potter Book 1 finished!!! I am a little bit proud of myself :slight_smile: Now I am motivated to jump straight into book 2.

Btw. I notice me doing less WaniKani lessons and reviews since reading that much. But its fine, I guess overall I learn more efficiently that way.

Word of the day:
็จฒๅฆป (ใ„ใชใšใพ) - rice plant wife? It actually means lightning bolt. But why?

Happy reading!

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