📚📚 Read every day challenge - Winter 2023 ☃❄

[Ptscan]

That’s exactly my feeling. I’m so jealous of you guys reading manga and novels within a week. Watching anime and drama, listening to podcast and understanding it all… I’ll get there!

[WaniTsunami]

The secret is accepting ambiguity. I don’t understand everything but I know enough to not be lost. That’s the sweet spot for learning.

[javerend]

２月２４日 (Home Post Link)

Read:

• 三ツ星カラーズ ch 22

Word of the Day:
杉の木 「すぎのき」ー japanese cedar (thought the kanji looked pretty, and i like )

[DIO-Berry]

Home

February 24th

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険10
31 - 75

ルリドラゴン 1
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It was a great day of hitting all (?!) my study goals

[DIO-Berry]

Oh no!

Yeah, seeing the new thread this week, it seems like I’m even more ahead than I had thought

[Redglare]

@Ptscan

I’m so jealous of you guys reading manga and novels within a week.

One of the main reasons I started the first challenge ^^ Came from a place of wanting to “get gud” after watching how senpais were consuming books in a matter of a few days.

[Zakarius]

The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den

February 25th
新書太閣記 progress: 12.90% // Volume II: 46.68%

Words found under the kotatsu

禅刹「ぜんさつ」ー Zen temple
猪口才「ちょこざい」ー Impertinent; impudent

Forms
鉄漿 ＝ 歯黒「はぐう」(Tooth/teeth blackening)

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 1561)

Oda Clan
織田 信長「おだ のぶなが」- Head of the Oda clan
– 織田 信広「おだ のぶひろ」- Older brother
– 織田 信行「おだ のぶゆき」(also: 信勝「のぶかつ」) - Younger brother

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

Military Commanders
浅野 又右衛門「あさの またえもん」
– 寧子「ねね」- Daughter
柴田 勝家「しばた かついえ」(nickname: 権六「ごんろく」)
池田 恒興「いけだ つねおき」(Common name: 勝三郎「かつさぶろう」)
林 秀貞「はやし ひでさだ」
佐久間 盛重「さくま もりしげ」(also know as: 大学「だいがく」)
山口 守孝「やまぐち もりたか」(also known as: 海老丞「えびのじょう」)
柘植 友顕「つげ ともあき」(also known as: 玄蕃「げんば」)

Retainers
佐久間 盛政「さくま もりまさ」(nickname: 玄蕃「げんば」)
森 可成「もり よしなり」(Other name: 三左衛門「さんざえもん」)
– 蘭丸「らんまる」- Son

Others
山淵 右近「やまぶち うこん」- Magistrate
– 山淵 義遠「やまぶち よしとお」- Father (Chief Vassal)
戸部 新左衛門「とべ しんざえもん」- Castle commander
水野 帯刀「みずの たてわき」- Castle Guard

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

Imagawa Clan
今川 義元「いまがわ よしもと」- Daimyo
– 今川 氏真「いまがわ うじざね」- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
– 太原 雪斎「たいげん せっさい」- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
伊丹 康直「いたみ やすなお」(also known as: 権阿弥「ごんあみ」)
庵原 忠縁「いはら ただより」(also known as: 将監「しょうげん」)
斎藤 利澄「さいとう としずみ」(also known as: 掃部介「かぶのすけ」)

Others
徳川 家康「とくがわ いえやす」(Childhood name: 竹千代「たけちよ」// Other name: 元康「もとやす」) - Soldier
– 築山「つきやま」- Wife
– 榊原 忠政「さかきばら ただまさ」- Vassal

Others
朝比奈 主計「あさひな かずえ」- Samurai

Takeda Clan
武田 信玄「たけだ しんげん」- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
朝倉 義景「あさくら よしかげ」- Daimyo

Non-affiliated
鵜殿 甚七「うど (の) じんしち」- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

[nyxqueenofshadows]

home post

25th feb

short chapter of 聖☆おにいさん today, got some other stuff i want to get done. this one was buddha and jesus going to discount disneyland…because of course it was

@Ptscan

I’m so jealous of you guys reading manga and novels within a week.

even able to read a manga in a week, i’m very jealous of the people who can finish novels in that time i know i’ll get there eventually, or at the very least i plan to, but sometimes i watch the page count go up just like

[polv]

Feb 25, Sat of Week 9 of Winter Q1 2023

I would probably need to learn basics of dialects (sound changes, additional vocab), in addition to grammar. It’s in various materials anyway.

• ガラスのうさぎ Ch.13-14

There are 16 chapters, but I can’t promise I would read fast.

• ふしぎの国のバード Vol.6 Ch.28-29 (end volume)

Funeral service.

• うたわれるもの

The end is near, probably.

Words of the day

• くよくよ = (on-mim) fretting over. While 供養(くよう) is an actual memorial service.
• ムキムキ(.) = (on-mim) muscular
• テカテカ = (on-mim) glistening; gleaming. Describing sweat (汗(あせ)) in context.
• ほのぼの = in a heart-warming manner / with a faint light. Indeed, 仄仄(ほのぼの).
• ほんわか(.) = (on-mim) cozy; fluffy
• ガタゴト(.) = (on-mim) rattling; bump and jolt
• いたれりつくせり = perfect; more than satisfactory = 至(いた)れり尽(つ)くせり
• おはぎ = rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame = お萩(はぎ)
• たくあん = pickled daikon radish = 沢庵(たくあん)
• 嫁(とつ)ぐ = to marry. The Kanji itself is 嫁(よめ). Also, 嫁入(よめい)る, which is used in 狐(きつね)の嫁入(よめい)り. There are others that doesn’t involve 嫁(よめ), like 娶(めと)る.
• 取(と)り乱(みだ)す = to be upset
• 差(さ)し支(つか)えない = no objection. The latter part is the verb 支(つか)える (= to block; to interrupt), in contrast with another verb 支(ささ)える (= to support; to hold up).
• 葦(あし) = common reed, a kind of plant. Has Furigana. Probably also, 芦(あし)   (蘆) which is used in names.
• 無鉄砲(むてっぽう) = reckless. 鉄砲(てっぽう) is a gun. Also, 無謀(むぼう) is also reckless, although different Kanji.
• 艶(なま)めかしい = charming / seductive. Kanji from 艶(つや),   艶(あで)やか and 妖艶(ようえん).
• お供(とも) = accompanying with / companion
• 下車(げしゃ) = getting of a train, a car. Also, 降車(こうしゃ). Opposite is 乗車(じょうしゃ).
• 書簡(しょかん) = a letter; a note
• 種目(しゅもく) = an item; an event (e.g. of the day)
• 双六(すごろく) = sugoroku, a traditional Japanese board game played with dice. No Furigana.
• 天真爛漫(てんしんらんまん) = innocence; naivety. Has Furigana.
• 感慨無量(かんがいむりょう) = deep emotion
• 言語道断(ごんごどうだん) = outrageous
• 陰口(かげぐち) = malicious gossip; speaking ill behind one’s back
• 見納(みおさ)め = last look; farewell look
• 形見(かたみ) = memento (esp. of a deceased person)
• 経文(きょうもん) = sutras; scriptures = お経(きょう). It’s the same Kanji as in 経験(けいけん) and 経(た)つ.
• 剣幕(けんまく) = threatening attitude
• 豪雨(ごうう) = torrential rain
• 氾濫(はんらん) = a flood. Similar sounding 反乱(はんらん)   (叛乱(はんらん)) is rebellion.
• 堤防(ていぼう) = a embankment (mound) to protect from flood. The Furigana in context is 堤(つつみ), which has the same meaning.
• 雨露(あめつゆ)をしのぐ = to shelter from the weather (rain and dew). The verb is 凌(しの)ぐ.

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@Ptscan

I’m so jealous of you guys reading manga and novels within a week.

While I am still jealous of people finishing novels within a week, I am now aiming for – manga series that I can finish, or a book that I can finish. The trick is getting the difficulty right, borderline on easier.

It’s not speed, but drive more than anything.

Otherwise, consistency, particularly for the first priority material. I don’t always understand everything either. Understanding varies, and I might not bother looking everything up.

[MissDagger]

February 25
Home Post

Orange
English non-fiction book (The Dip by Seth Godin, highly recommend)

My week was this:

@windupbird

honestly I just…didn’t want to talk to people (even in the speaking-into-the-void sort of way), nothing related to anyone or anything in particular, it was just a very “don’t look at me” sort of week

Sorry for stealing but you said it so well.

Although those who frequent several parts of the forum would know I have been around, mostly I did what I had to. Both here, but mostly in the real world. Last week I would have been fine with people-ing, but had none of it. This week when all I wanted was to be left alone, so many things came up.

Only in the last day or so have I felt happier to talk to people.

And I didn’t read anything all week, so wanted even less to hang around here. I’ve been reading all you guys’ posts though.

So read this week’s Orange, and might read Komi-san after dinner. I’ll see.

I should have been reading Bustafellows all week and it is that “should” that partly tripped me up, and I needed to read something simple, but I didn’t want to get ahead in the manga clubs I’m in. Well, I’m gonna stop being silly. If I need something simple to read (B$ requires a lot of lookups from me), then I will read ahead. Nothing wrong with that.

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Happy belated birthday, @natarin!!!

[ChristopherFritz]

Day 55: February 24th

からかい上手の高木さん Volume 11 (0% ➨ 14%)

ルリドラゴン Volume 1 (10% ➨ 27%)

Probably would have read more if I didn’t sink way too many hours into defeating a Pikachu in Pokemon Scarlet…

[ekuroe]

26 Feb

世界から猫が消えたなら pg51-pg53

Just a short ten minute read this morning!

[Greti33]

February 25th (Day 56)

Home post

1Q84 Book 1 後編 (11 - 18%)

Completed chapter 14 today, and Murakami is at it once again, making Freud proud. Why am I still surprised. Wish I could unread that

@pocketcat

So I guess it depends on what you’re not liking, but I will say the genre of chapter two is more or less gritty noir detective drama.

While the chaos is a little hard to follow, my real issue is with the characters. I’m struggling to get invested in them. I was especially annoyed when we were repeatedly reminded of how the protagonist dislikes reading books I’m not sure a change of genres will help my issue - but perhaps I will be a bit more willing to bear with the characters if the writing is a little less overwhelming (i.e. less crazy and random stuff)? Also, gritty noir detective drama sounds fun Hmmm… Maybe I’ll try to read on a little more, see if I feel any better about it :3

[lucylavelle]

February 25th!

Today I read chapter 45 of Happiness, and finished volume 9. Only one volume left so I’m looking forward to seeing how it all ends.

(Home Post)

[Midnightblue]

February 25th

Home post

Card Captor Sakura volume 11 – progress report
Yesterday: Read up to page 141, finished chapter 44.
Today: Continued up to page 167.

Small read today but tomorrow I’ll hopefully be able to finish this volume and start the last one. Maybe I can still finish it until the 28th.

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Word or expression of the day:
継ぐ - (つぐ) - to succeed (a person, to a position etc.), to inherit, to take over

Honourable mention(s):
魂 - (たましい) - soul, spirit

[Natsuha]

Day 55
I finished the fifth volume of Tsugumomo and started the next volume right away. Soon I will be done with reading all digital manga I have.

3916 pages read

[WaniTsunami]

Got through the prologue of steins gate. it’s weird looking back on my speed because what took me an hour and 15 min felt like it should have taken me way less. I guess in general visual novels are still kind of like books where things generally go slower despite the visual cues.

Edit: Seeing video times on YouTube I guess it is about an hour long in general. So I feel less bad.

[DIO-Berry]

Home

February 25th

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険10
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ルリドラゴン 1
62 - 104

宝石(ほうせき)の国(くに)
start - 7 (digital)

I decided I might as well keep going fast with Ruri Dragon lol.

I heard Land of the Lustrous is free for about a week, so figured I’d give it a try since I enjoyed the anime. It’s weird not seeing everyone in color. The real problem is though that it’s digital and my eyes can only handle so much screentime a day. I don’t know if I’ll try to finish the volume or not. I might buy it in the future, although I really don’t have the shelf space…

[windupbird]

Summary post

emerges from the depths

Day 46: February 15th
Missed

Day 47: February 16th
What did I read?: ペンギン・ハイウェイ
How much did I read?: 8 pages
How long did it take me?: 30 minutes

Day 48: February 17th
What did I read?: ペンギン・ハイウェイ
How much did I read?: 8 pages
How long did it take me?: 37 minutes

Day 49: February 18th
Missed

Day 50: February 19th
What did I read?: ペンギン・ハイウェイ
How much did I read?: 6 pages
How long did it take me?: 28 minutes

Day 51-55: February 20th-24th
Missed

Day 56: February 25th
What did I read?: ペンギン・ハイウェイ
How much did I read?: 10 pages
How long did it take me?: 38 minutes

I’ve been quite busy with work, especially this past week, so I decided to pretty much step away from the challenge for a bit to give myself the mental space I needed to deal with that. Didn’t feel like reading, so I didn’t force it. (It was very much a good move, btw, I was insanely productive the whole week and even got to complete some stuff ahead of schedule which I was not anticipating at all lol, so that was a good feeling). Trying to get back on the horse a bit for the last couple days of the challenge - can’t believe it’s almost ending already. Still enjoying Penguin Highway, the mystery keeps growing I really liked the part where the girl’s umbrella starts to sprout flowers, that really just sounded so pretty

Replies

First - happy extremely belated birthday @natarin !

@MissDagger

Sorry for stealing but you said it so well.

Steal away hahaha, I’m glad I’m not the only one that experiences this feeling

@MissDagger

And I didn’t read anything all week, so wanted even less to hang around here.

Also, same hat, welcome back to us both

[pocketcat]

I read a few pages of 七回死んだ男 on the bus (early reading for next week) and then a few pages of 半落ち tonight, finishing 4.7 but I’m so mentally tired that I’m having to reread a lot more than usual so going to wait til tomorrow to finish it.

I may read more 七回死んだ男 tonight as it’s a much easier book and then have tomorrow to focus on 半落ち and この本を盗むものは. I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel re: books I’m going to stick to my obligations (レベル７ and whatever is the next Mystery Book Club) but I think I’m going to need to be more cautious of joining any new clubs until at least the N1 is over. I’ve barely studied for it, and I need to honestly as the question formats still catch me off guard. Also just…endurance. How to read so many boring excerpts without losing focus…