2 ๆ 23 ๆฅ
ใซใชใใฉใดใณ Volume 1 
I read some of the first weekโs pages yesterday and then finished the rest today. Really enjoying the ABBC so far although I havenโt been too active. Mostly just benefitting from questions and answers made by others. On to next weekโs pages!
23rd feb
loved this chapter of ่ฒๅธซ so much, i think thisโll end up being my favourite in the volume. some great character stuff for ginko (i think this is the first time heโs been actively harsh and rude to someone, honestly didnโt think he had it in him, tho it came from a need to help i think) and the story itself was pretty tense. plus, another ่ฒๅธซ! itโs been so long since weโve seen another one!. how ginko has any optimism when he arrives at a new place i have no idea, he seems to be constantly going through it 
words that stood out: ไบ่ฃ (ใใใค, crack, fissure), ๅใซใชใ (to be helpful, to be dependable. iโve come across this before but it just wonโt stick in my head for some reason), ๅฃบ (ใคใผ, pot, jar, vase)
Feb 23, Thu of Week 9 of Winter Q1 2023 
ใฌใฉในใฎใใใ Ch.11
ใตใใใฎๅฝใฎใใผใ Vol.6 Ch.25-26 (start volume)
ใใใใใใใฎ
I took a look at the other two of the trilogy. My maximal speed is much faster than first started. Now I want to finish the first quickly.
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
February 23rd
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 12.28% // Volume II: 39.92% 
ๅ ๅธณ้ขใใใกใใใใใใผ Methodical; meticulous; punctual
ๅๆฉใใใใฏใใใผ Chinese-style bridge
Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened 
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
โ โ ไน่ฅใใใจใใใ- Old friend (serves under ็น็ฐ)
็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:
็จฒ็ฐๅคง็ๅฉใใใชใ ใใใใฎใใ]
้ๅฑฑๆฐไธใใใใใพ ใใใใกใ
้ทไบๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ
ๆพๅๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
Others:
ๅฝๅใใใซใใใ- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้ฃๆณขๅ
่จใใชใใฐ ใชใใใ- Spy disguised as a Komuso
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
ๅ ็ฐ ้็ฉบใใปใฃใ ใฉใใใใ- Chief retainer
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
ๆฅๆฅไธนๅพใใใใ ใใใใ- Military commander
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
โ ๅฏๆใใใฅใใ- Nobunagaโs faithful, old horse 
โ ็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
โ โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
โ โ ็น็ฐไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใคใ(Other name: ไฟกๆใใฎใถใชใใ) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))
Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ ๆฟ็งใใฒใใฆ ใพใใฒใงใ
โ ไบ้ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใใ(nickname: ไบ้ๅทฆใใใใใใ) - First son
โ ็ฃ็ฉใใใใใคใ- Second son
โ ็ๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ- Third son
โ ้จๅฎฎๅ่งฃ็ฑใใใใฟใ ใใใใ- Servant
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ(common name: ๆฐไบ้ใใใใใใ/ nickname: ไฝๆธกใใใฉใใ) (served under Nobunaga too)
โ ็พไฝๅฎใใฟใพใใใฎใใฟใ- Younger brother
้ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆใใใใใพ ใฎใถใพใใ(common name: ไธไธๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
ๅ
่ค ๅไปใใชใใจใ ใใใใใ / ใใคใใใ
Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
ๆด็ฐๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(Nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
Others:
ๅธๅทๅคงไปใใใกใใ ใ ใใใใ- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็ฐไธไฝใใฒใใ ใใใฟใ- Master of military strategy
ๆต
้ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
ใใใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi
Shiba Clan
ๆฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
โ ๆฏๆณข็พฉ้ใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Son
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Retainers:
ๆพไธไน็ถฑใใพใคใใ ใใใคใชใ(common name: ๅ ๅ
ต่กใใใธใใ)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑๅใใใฎใ ใถใใใ
ๅค่ณ่ฝๅ
ซ้ใใใใฎใ ใฏใใใใ(nickname: ่ฝๅ
ซใใฎใใฏใกใ)
Takeda Clan
ๅคช้็พฉไฟกใใใใ ใใใฎใถใ- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)
Non-affiliated
ไธๆณ ไฟก็ถฑใใใฟใใใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ(also: ไธๆณ ไผๅขๅฎใใใฟใใใฟ ใใใฎใใฟใ) - Founder of the ๆฐ้ฐๆตใใใใใใใ
ใใschool of Kenjutsu
โ ็็ฐๅฐไผฏใใฒใใ ใใใใฏใใ- Disciple
โ ็ฅๅพไบๅ
ญ้ใใใใ ใใใใใใ- Disciple
ๅกๅ ๅไผใใคใใฏใ ใผใใงใใ- Kensei; legendary swordsman
้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
็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)
ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
ๅนณ ้็ใใใใ ใฎ ใใใใใใผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)
ๆกๆญฆ๏ผๅคฉ็๏ผใใใใ๏ผใฆใใฎใ๏ผใใผ 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 1561)
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Head of the Oda clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟกๅบใใใ ใฎใถใฒใใ- Older brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใใ(also: ไฟกๅใใฎใถใใคใ) - Younger brother
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ- Military commander
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Daughter
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ) - Military Commander
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ(Common name: ๅไธ้ใใใคใใถใใใ) - Military Commander
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ- Military Commander
ไฝไน
้ ็้ใใใใพ ใใใใใ(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใใ ใใใใ) - Military Commander
ไฝไน
้ ็ๆฟใใใใพ ใใใพใใ(nickname: ็่ใใใใฐใ) - Retainer
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(Other name: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ) - Retainer
โ ่ญไธธใใใใพใใ- Son
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟใใใพใถใก ใใใใ- Magistrate
โ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใใใพใถใก ใใใจใใ- Father (Chief Vassal)
ๆธ้จ ๆฐๅทฆ่ก้ใใจใน ใใใใใใใ- Castle commander
Maeda Clan
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(childhood name: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ) - Military commander
Saito Clan
ๆ่ค ็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Military commander
โ ๅญซๅ้ใใพใใใใใ- Brother
โ ๅๅนณๆฌกใใใธใใใ- Brother
โ ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Father
Akechi Clan
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - Military Commander
ๆๆบ ๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Military Commander and adoptive father of Jyubei
โ ๆๆบ ็งๆบใใใใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ- Son, and retainer to Jyubei
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท ็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ไฟก็ใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Asakura Clan
ๆๅ ็พฉๆฏใใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Matsudaira Clan
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ(Childhood name: ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ// Other name: ๅ
ๅบทใใใจใใใ) - Soldier
โ ็ฏๅฑฑใใคใใใพใ- Wife
โ ๆฆๅ ๅฟ ๆฟใใใใใฐใ ใใ ใพใใ- Vassal
Non-affiliated
้ตๆฎฟ ็ไธใใใฉ (ใฎ) ใใใใกใ- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)
Day 54, 23rd of February
Last time, our archer Romano shot the wolf, and today we find out that the wolf simply dissolves into nothingness. At least the princess is saved. But before they can return, the ground begins to shake.
Home post // Feb 23 
ใป่ฌๅฑใฎใฒใจใใใจ๏ผ (73% โ 80%)
Spent the evening reading for a bit. Iโve heard of ไปๆนใชใ before, but not ่ดใๆนใชใ. Seems like it is the humble version.
Also ็ฟใฎ่
ฐๆ is a fun name for a mushroom. Photos of it shows that it grows on trees and it looks like a flat wooden disc that a monkey can place its butt on, so the name checks out 
February 23rd
Card Captor Sakura volume 11 โ progress report
Yesterday: Read up to page 65, finished chapter 43.
Today: Continued up to page 103.
Working my way through the next chapter. The clash between Sakura and Eriol is still ongoing. It seems that this volume has 3 longer chapters instead of 4 chapters like the previous ones which may explain why Iโm halfway through but still not finished with the 2nd chapter.
Word or expression of the day:
่ฆๆ - (ใใใ) - readiness, preparedness, resolution
Day 53
I was lazy and only read a little bit of Tsugumomo vol.5. Actually I wanted to play one of my video games in japanese but couldnโt decide which one.
3747 pages read
Home 
February 23rd
ใธใงใธใงใฎๅฅๅฆใชๅ้บ10
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ใซใชใใฉใดใณ 1
36 - 62
I was late to bed again and I remembered the next section of Ruri should be open to discuss today, so I figured Iโd read it until the absolute latest I can get 6h of sleep. Spoiler thoughts: Poor Ruri! Burning her throat like that. Also, I canโt believe how chill she was with her mom having lied. Iโm glad that the mom agreed to be more truthful, but thatโs pretty wtf.
Also hoping that Ruri gets to meet her dad soon, but I didnโt see any big dragons when I flipped through the rest of the volume.
๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅ (Home Post Link)
Read:
Word of the Day:
ๅฎฃ่จใใใใใใใผ declaration, proclamation, announcement
Exactly! At one point I tried to keep track of everything in one place to make it easier for future me when something inevitably broke: all the links to random forum posts and guides and github repos for specific projects with some explanations for why I set stuff up the way I did, but then even that document itself became to unwieldy to actually use 
Yours or someone elseโs? 
either way 
Yesterday I took a break from ๅคใฏ็ญใๆญฉใใไนๅฅณ after feeling pretty defeated. I started playing Steins;Gate because ToKini Andy played it and it is surprisingly much easier than it was exactly a year ago when I played it for the first time. I feel like I could see my progress again but rather than a book that is still a pretty big challenge (ๅคใฏ็ญใ), itโs something that is now easy. I am pretty torn on how to approach ๅคใฏ็ญใ again. I want to finish it but I also just donโt feel ready for chapter 3. Maybe I need to just kind of say screw it and read it to the end before this challenge ends.
I think with each chapter there has been new vocab and after feeling a high of reading chapter 2 relatively unhindered, I guess it was a swift reminder this book is still above my level. With 4 days left in the challenge, maybe I should just push myself and finish. X_X
Thus far I have read about 20 short letters from students as this is my last class with them (might see them in the next grade though). Easy Japanese since its 5th graders although the teacher is convinced that I canโt read them.
Chapter 3 is gibberish to meโฆ dang. T-T I have no choice but to drop ๅคใฏ็ญใๆญฉใใไนๅฅณ.
I am sad, because I thought I would finish it this week. I think my lesson was I can read a lot more difficult material than I think, but I still have room to grow if I want to do more serious literature. However I am happy I made the attempt and got as far as I did. That was still 157 pages more than I could before! Iโll save this one for the Fall reading challenge after I have finished all the JLPT grammar and some N1 vocab. I will get good enough for this book by the end of the year! 
Just a tiny read today of 1 page of ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ and one in-game dayโs worth of ใใซใใฃใข.
I finished the reading for ไธๅๆญปใใ ็ท (Natively Mystery book club) today which means I just need to read this weekโs ๅ่ฝใก tomorrow and Iโll be finally 100% caught up on book clubs and can read on a slightly more normal schedule than 30-50 pages per night 
Thatโs doable with easy and exciting books, but none quite fit both so itโs been trying
Iโm really warming to ไธๅๆญปใใ ็ท now though, after a pretty rough start. The character relationships are ridiculous and itโs very Showa-esque (despite being early Heiseiโฆ), but the sparks flying within the family are interesting enough to pull me along.
A great goal! Iโve definitely saved books that were too hard for me in the past and gone back to them. Having things that were all haze before just make sense is so incredibly satisfying.
February 23 Home Post
More BU$TAFELLOWS today; finally managed to sit down for an actual proper play session and finished up this sectionโs reading just in time! (Though Iโm technically still working on it since I wanna do the bad ends too but thatโs relatively minimal) Iโm still not really sure if it actually felt longer or if my time management was just that bad, but either way it was quite the adventure
mine thank you!! It was a good time, just very busy
Belated Happy Birthday! 
February 23 
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Slowly chipping away at chapter 4. Should be done today if nothing unexpected happens (for example yesterday my whole schedule was thrown off by the coffee maker misbehaving and spilling 5 cups worth of coffee all over the kitchen counter, in the kitchen drawers, on the floor and under the fridge. Fun times. Iโm really quite fed up with February by this point.) Anyway, unexpected obstacles aside, the book continues to be as good as it has always been. It certainly takes an uncommon approach, since the basic mystery of who committed the murder and why is basically solved from the start, yet there is some intriguing unknown factor that is still very much out of reach. Each chapter takes up the point of view of another professional involved in the case, and their reasons to be intrigued by this (seemingly minor) mystery. Complex professional relationships and delicate balances are at play throughout. Iโm not even sure thereโs going to be a big reveal, or whether it was all just an excuse to explore these various characters and their work and personal life, but I know I wonโt be disappointed whatever direction it takes.
Belated happy birthday! 
This made me very curious. You seemed to breeze through the book up to this point. Are the chapters that uneven in difficulty? This is by the same author who wrote Tatami Galaxy (which may be picked by the ABC), so I wonder whatโs in store for usโฆ
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