📚📚 Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 ☃❄

[lucylavelle]

February 15th!

Today I finished reading chapter 54, and also read chapter 55 of Shadows House.
just one more chapter to read tomorrow and I’ll be properly caught up with the club.

(Home Post)

[javerend]

２月１５日 (Home Post Link)

I spent most of the day fighting poorly designed computer systems (seriously, one of these sites deleted a file off my desktop when I tried to upload it? like ???) to apply for some jobs, so lacked the mental energy to focus on reading too much today. Fortunately, 三ツ星カラーズ is actually kind of relaxing to read even in japanese. 癒し系 having its intended effect

Read:

• 三ツ星カラーズ ch 13

Word of the Day:
降臨「こうりん」ー descent to earth (especially of a god); advent; epiphany​

[WaniTsunami]

Something I really appreciate about 夜短し is how full each chunk of a chapter feels. I never feel like any one bit is uneventful. So if I only have enough time for one chunk of reading, I feel like I still got a lot out of my time reading it. I really appreciate it and am so grateful I can finally read it in Japanese.

[Greya]

February 15th
What did I read?: 魔女と猫の話
How much did I read?: 7 pages
(Continued 4th Story )
How long did it take me?: 1 h 30 m

[natarin]

February 15 Home Post

Played some more BU$TAFELLOWS today! It was again kind of a busy and sleepy day so not the most reading time, but oh was it an experience nonetheless

[Midnightblue]

February 16th

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Card Captor Sakura volume 9 – progress report
Yesterday: Finished chapter 36, read up to page 118.
Today: Continued up to page 158, finished chapter 37.

I’m almost done with this volume and I’m starting to contemplate finishing all the Sakura volumes until the 28th. If I put a little bit more time into the reading sessions on weekends, it should be possible to pull it off.
While there’s still roughly 2 weeks left of this challenge, I’m also already thinking about whether I should continue the challenge during spring or if I want to switch my focus. Questions after questions but I still have some time to think about my next step.

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Word or expression of the day:
寄る (よる) - to approach, to draw near; to gather; to stop by

Honourable mention(s):
法則性 - (ほうそくせい) - law-like nature, regularity

[DIO-Berry]

Home

February 15th

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険9
92 - 109

[Sylph]

February 15

Just read some この本を盗む者は as it was a hectic day and didn’t have that much time.

[nyxqueenofshadows]

home post

16th feb

chapter 3 of 呪術廻戦0 finished! the chapters are long, and this one feels like it had loads more text than the last one, so they take a while but it’s fun so i don’t mind. it really is speedrunning a standard shounen plot tho isn’t it i know it basically has to wrap up in one volume (tho getou turns up in 呪術廻戦 anyway, so i suppose i know how that turns out) but it really is quite fast-paced! part of me wants to read the rest of the manga just to see how the author grows and improves from here

words that stood out: 要 (かなめ, pivot, cornerstone. i’m playing ai somnium files atm so this was a nice coincidence), 気のせい (きのせい, all in your imagination), 落ちこぼれ (おちこぼれ, leftovers, odds and ends, dropout)

[ChristopherFritz]

Day 46: February 15th

からかい上手の(元)高木さん Volume 11 (38% ➨ 45%)

Another short reading day.

[polv]

Feb 16, Thu of Week 8 of Winter Q1 2023

• ふしぎの国のバード Vol.4 Ch.15 伊藤の記憶 (start volume)

Co-MC, so 詳しい

• ガラスのうさぎ Ch.2-3

Hard time, grim hope.

• うたわれるもの

Words of the day

• つくづく = pondering keenly, deeply / becoming tired of. Kanji form is 熟(つくづく).
• あまねく = everywhere. Kanji form is 遍(あまね)く,   普(あまね)く.
• ゆとり = leeway; time to spare = 余裕(よゆう)
• ひもじい(.) = starving
• なるたけ = as much as possible = なるべく. Kanji form is 成(な)る丈(たけ).
• おしるこ = sweet red-bean soup with mochi = お汁粉(しるこ).
• ～づたいに = alongside = ～伝(づた)いに
• 見下(みくだ)す = to look down on; to condescend. It seems that 見下(みお)ろす and 見下(みさ)げる can also work the same.
• 見立(みた)てる = to liken to; to judge as / to pick out
• ～廠(しょう) = factory / lodging
• 引率(いんそつ) = leading; guiding
• 縁故(えんこ) = blood relation; personal connection
• 志願(しがん) = volunteering
• 玉砕(ぎょくさい) = honorable death; fight until death
• 指標(しひょう) = indicator
• 標本(ひょうほん) = specimen
• 体現(たいげん) = personification
• 習性(しゅうせい) = habit
• 品格(ひんかく) = grace; style
• 随一(ずいいち) = the best
• 出来(でか)した = well done!
• 按摩(あんま) = massage. Has Furigana.
• あやめ = Siberian iris = 菖蒲(あやめ). Probably unrelated, but I also thought of 殺(あや)める.
• 花菖蒲(はなしょうぶ) = Japanese iris. Has Furigana.
• 科木(しなのき) = Japanese linden, a kind of plant = 科(しな)の木(き). Has Furigana.
• 万年青(おもと) = Japanese rhodea, a kind of plant. Has Furigana.
• 品種(ひんしゅ) = breed; cultivar
• 糸雨(いとさめ) = light rain = 小雨(こさめ)
• 山野(さんや) = countryside
• 反物(たんもの) = fabrics; kimono. 反物屋(たんものや) is a shop that sells such.
• 半農半漁(はんのうはんぎょ) = half-agricultural and half-fishing
• 存在意義(そんざいいぎ) = reason of being; raison d’être
• 命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はない = life is not in danger

[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den

February 16th
新書太閣記 progress: 09.90% // Volume II: 13.95%

Words found under the kotatsu

犬死に「いぬじに」ー Dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
火薬庫「かやくこ」ー Powder keg; ammunition depot

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

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

日吉「ひよし」- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: 猿「さる」/ 針売り「はりうり」
Name serving Nobunaga: 木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」

Family
木下弥右衛門「きのした やえもん」- Father
– – 乙若「おとわか」- Old friend (serves under 織田)
筑阿弥「ちくあみ」ー Step-father
大政所「おおまんどころ」// also お奈加「おなか」ー Mother
おつみ - Older sister
小竹「こちく」- Baby brother
加藤清正「かとう きよまさ」// also 弾正「だんじょう」- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
– Married to: おえつ (sister of お奈加)

Friends & Acquaintances
仁王「におう」- Big kid friend
於福「おふく」(Nickname - full name: 福太郎「ふくたろ」) // 楊景福「ようけいふく」(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
– 五郎大夫 「ごろ だゆう」// 祥瑞「しょうずい」(Chinese name) - Father
– 梨琴「りきん」- Mother
捨次郎「すてじろう」- Previous servant to 五郎, later the adoptive father of 於福, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
蜂須賀小六「はちすか ころく」(also 正勝 「まさかつ」) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
– 七内「なない」- Younger brother
– Married to 松波「まつなみ」
– – 亀一「かめいち」- Son

Retainers:
稲田大炊助「いなだ おおいのすけ]
青山新七「あおやま しんしち」
長井半之丞「ながい はんのじょう」
松原内匠「まつばら たくみ」

Others:
国吉「くによし」- Gunsmith/blacksmith
渡辺天蔵「わたなべ てんぞう」- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
難波内記「なんば ないき」- Spy disguised as a Komuso
仁田彦十「にった ひこじゅう」- Subordinate

(蜂須賀正利「はちすか まさとし」- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Head of the Saito clan
– 斎藤義龍「さいとう よしたつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Son

明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - serves under Dosan
– 又市「またいち」- Underling / foot soldier

堀田 道空「ほった どうくう」- Chief retainer
弥平治光春「やへいじ みつはら」- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
– 明智光安「あけち みつやす」- Father
春日丹後「かすが たんご」- Military commander

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
– 卯月「うづき」- Nobunaga’s faithful, old horse
– 織田信秀「おだ のぶひで」- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
– – 織田与三郎「おだ よさぶろう」- Younger brother
– – 織田信行「おだ のぶかつ」(Other name: 信成「のぶなり」) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
平手 政秀「ひらて まさひで」
– 五郎左衛門「ごろうざえもん」(nickname: 五郎左「ごろうざ」) - First son
– 監物「けんもつ」- Second son
– 甚左衛門「じんざえもん」- Third son
– 雨宮勘解由「あめみや かげゆ」- Servant
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」(common name: 新五郎「しんごろ」/ nickname: 佐渡「さどう」) (served under Nobunaga too)
– 美作守「みまさかのかみ」- Younger brother
青山 信昌「あおやま のぶまさ」(common name: 与三右衛門「よそうえもん」)
内藤 勝介「ないとう しょうすけ / かつすけ」

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
柴田勝家「しばた かついえ」(Nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)

Others:
市川大介「いちかわ だいすけ」- Archery master/instructor
平田三位「ひらた さんみ」- Master of military strategy
浅野又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
がんまく - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
斯波義統「しば よしむね」- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
– 斯波義銀「しば よしかね」- Son

Imagawa Clan
今川義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo

Retainers:
松下之綱「まつした ゆきつな」(common name: 加兵衛「かへい」)
飯尾豊前「いのお ぶぜん」
多賀能八郎「たがのう はしろう」(nickname: 能八「のうはち」)

Takeda Clan
太郎義信「たけだ よしのぶ」- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
上泉 信綱「かみいずみ のぶつな」(also: 上泉 伊勢守「かみいずみ いせのかみ」) - Founder of the 新陰流「しんかげりゅう」school of Kenjutsu
– 疋田小伯「ひきた しょうはく」- Disciple
– 神後五六郎「かんご ごろくろう」- Disciple

塚原 卜伝「つかはら ぼくでん」- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People

• 阿倍仲麻呂「あべ の なかまろ」ー Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

• 白楽天「はく きょい」ー Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: 白楽天「はく らくてん」in Japan. (Late 700s)

• 道元「どうげん」(or 道元禅師「どうげん ぜんじ」ー Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as 栄西禅師「えいさい ぜんじ」) (Early / mid 1200s)

• 空海「くうかい」ー The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: 弘法大師「こうぼう だいし」born as: 佐伯 眞魚「さえき の まお」(late 700s / early 800s)

• 源頼政「みなもと の よりまさ」ー Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

• 平 重盛「たいら の しげもり」ー Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

• 桓武（天皇）「かんむ（てんのう）」ー 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 1556)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan

木下 藤吉郎「きのした とうきちろう」- Hideyoshi
– 木股 権三「きまた ごんぞう」(Nickname: ごんぞ) - Servant

浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」- Military commander
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter

Maeda Clan
前田 利家「まえだ としいえ」(childhood name: 犬千代「いぬちよ」) - Military commander

Saito Clan
斎藤 義龍「さいとう よしさつ」(also: 高政「たかまさ」) - Military commander
– 孫四郎「まごしろう」- Brother
– 喜平次「きへいじ」- Brother
– 斎藤 道三「さいとう どうさん」- Father

Akechi Clan
明智 光秀「あけち みつひで」(common name: 十兵衛「じゅうべい」) - Military Commander
明智 光安「あけち みつやす」- Military Commander and adoptive father of Jyubei
– 明智 秀満「あけち ひでみつ」- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

[MissDagger]

February 15-16
Home Post

BU$TAFELLOWS
Novel and short stories in English

Yesterday I only ended up reading a couple of short stories in English. Today I read a couple of scenes of B$ and I kept rereading the novel I’m currently in the middle of.

[Twelvewishes]

Day 47, 16th of February

Back to my Home Post

On today’s page we see a stable of classic JRPGs: the sprite of our travelers tucked into bed in full gear. And because they wish each other good night, we finally find out which person is which!

• Knight: モルキ (Moruki)
• Archer: ロマノ (Romano)

[drdru]

we see a stable of classic JRPGs: the sprite of our travelers tucked into bed in full gear

I had a lot of fun making this illustration. Every time I see it I can’t refrain a smile

If you ever wondered where the name Moruki comes from (which you probably didn’t) it’s the Katakana for this game called molki. There is no secret meaning in that but since you mention the names I thought you’d like this anecdote.

[ekuroe]

February 17

世界から猫が消えたなら pg25 → pg30

Started my morning with a little reading today!

[Redglare]

Home post // Feb 16

・薬屋のひとりごと３ (53% → 56%)

Found the Chinese word for teacher today; 老師(せんせい) laoshi. Now I’m wondering if the other seemingly made-up words are also legit Chinese words.

[Naphthalene]

@Redglare

Now I’m wondering if the other seemingly made-up words are also legit Chinese words.

I don’t know what you are referring to specifically, but there’s a bunch of Chinese words in there, indeed. They are used for flavor.

[Natsuha]

Day 46
I read some more Kindaichi Shounen vol.3. Kindaichi found a rival, a young police officer, who thinks he can solve the case before Kindaichi. I’m sure Kindaichi will show this arrogant dude who is boss. Go Kindaichi!

3402 pages read

[Greti33]

February 16th (Day 47)

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1Q84 Book 1 前編 (69 - 73%)

I Finished chapter 9 today, only three more chapters to go! Then I can finally dive into part 2 :3