I got back into my graded reader as I was bored with it for a while. The story was about living a healthy lifestyle and was pretty interesting. I was doing the usual style of reading for 30 minutes.
March 8 Home Post
Played more Steins;Gate again! Still in chapter 1, though I feel like I made some decent progress today but itโs really impossible to tell as always and now I am very sleepy so thatโs it for me lmao.
Ooh perhaps, we shall see! Iโm certainly not there yet haha
A righteous duty indeed
February 23rd to March 7th
Welp, it sure has been a long time since I wrote anything here! Essentially, what happened is I started working on a personal project, and while it did not take up all of my free-time (it was something I could only do so much of each day) for some reason, after working on it, I just didnโt feel like doing anything else productive?
Well, for most of February I did do Aomi, but I still think I could have pushed myself a bit moreโฆ And then in March, after a good portion of that project was done (Yup, itโs still not done yetโฆ) after such a long break, it just felt really hard to start back up again, and I dropped Aomi during that time as well.
March 8th
What did I read?: ้ญๅฅณใจ็ซใฎ่ฉฑ
How much did I read?: 4 pages
(Continued 5th Story )
How long did it take me?: 43 m
Not a lot to say, since I only read a bit, so Iโm going to yell about a cute documentary on penguins I just finished watching, which I know is incredibly off-topic, but I think at least some of you would really like it.
And I'll hide it in here to not bother those uninterested.
So, itโs called Penguin Town and itโs a mini-series of eight 30 min episodes about South African penguins who come live in Simonโs Town during breeding season. One reason I thought to mention it here, is because it really gives off Penguin Highway-vibes, which I know @windupbird is reading, and a few others of you have read. There are penguins just! Waddling in the streets! And sometimes even in peopleโs houses! (Believe me when I say you definitely want to watch a penguin hopping up and down the stairs.)
It focuses on a few specific penguin couples, giving each of them names (my favourite was the Bougainvillea family!), and what their daily life is like as they raise their chicks. And itโs so cute! The commentary is pretty funny at times, and you end up getting pretty attached to the penguins. And thereโs a surprising amount of: Drama! Familial discord! Near-brushes with death! Youโd think, Itโs a documentary, how can the episodes end on a cliffhanger? but in the end, they just do! Iโd never have guessed that penguins fight with each other to the point that it can even get rather intense! I also came to really admire their determination, waddling half a mile from their nests to the ocean and back, several times a day. And the teamwork the penguin couples display is great to see too.
I finally ripped all the ๆตท็็คพๆๅบซๆ่ชญ๏ผฃ๏ผคs I have onto my computer, since theirs is the edition of ๅคขๅๅค I have, and somehow almost all the ones Iโve collected are read by either Miyano Mamoru or Suzuki Tatsuhisa (the one outlier is Kaji Yuuki). How.
- 2 pages of 2.43, leaving off on pg 197
- 22 pages of ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ, leaving off on pg 133
- ๅคขๅๅคใใ็ฌฌไธๅคใ
- ใญใๅณถ็ฉ่ช
Home post // March 8
ใปใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ (21% โ 23%)
Was super tired, fell asleep before I could post
Confirming what @WaniTsunami said, the spring challenge will start on April 1st and run through April/May! Hope you can join us
Oh, I love it already And the more I read about it, the more I love it, I definitely need to watch this!! I love that kind of show
Steins;Gate Update
Chapter 2
Did another 30 minutes today. Got through the second internet thread a lot quicker as Iโm starting to speed read and glance at the comments criticizing John Titor. Love the interactions with the characters afterwards and the story is starting to move again, not that it isnโt always moving but I need the character interactions. After that hit save and I might play tomorrow.
I got a lot of reading practice in today so I wasnโt sure if it would happen but everyoneโs posts motivated me to get through at least a couple segments. So thanks.
Mar 9, Thu of Week 11 of Winter Q1 2023
- ๅคขๅๅค Night 2
Audio track and summary only in selected nights, but not 2night.
- ใใใ่ฟท่ทฏๅธ Vol.1 (33-48%)
Actually I would try to finish at a big cut scene. Not much of grinding as before.
- ใใใใใใใฎ
The Last War, perhaps.
Words of the day
- ่ชนใ = to criticize = ่ฌใ. Has Furigana. Not sure if Kanji choice has meaning.
- ็ซใกใฏใ ใใ = to stand in oneโs way
- ๅคงใใใ = outrageous
- ็ใฟๅ ฅใ = to be very sorry
- ็ทใ็ดฐใ = indecisive-looking; feeble
- ้ใฎ็ญต = a bed of needles; tormenting seat. The latter Kanji has Furigana. ็ญต is a straw mat for sitting (่็ญต).
- ๆฐใใใ = worries
- ๅฎใ = definite; sure = ็ขบใ
- ้ทนๆ = broad-minded. Raising up a falcon (้ทน)?
- ้ก่งฆใ = personnel line-up
- ใๅๆน = higher-ups
- ๅ้ขๆฅๆญ = being surrounded by enemies at all sides
- ๆฑๅ่ฟไธ = clearing up oneโs name
- ๆฐดใๅใใ = to fish out for information; to present water to spirits while invoking them
- ่ใฎ่ฑ = rapeseed flowers
- ๆ็ฏ = paper lantern
-
ๅ ๆ่ก = astrology. A skill of a ๅ
็?
- Also, ๅ ่ก = fortune telling. Similar sounding to ไป่ก andโฆ ๆฆ่ก (supposedly different pitch pattern?).
- ไบ็ฒ = tortoise shell. A small ใฃ is preferred, unlike ไบ่ฃ. Perhaps ้ผ็ฒ is more specific to soft-shell turtle (ในใใใณ).
- ๅ่ถณใง่ธใฟใซใใ = to step in with dirty feet (rudely) = ๅ่ถณใง่ธใฟ่พผใ
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
March 9th
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 16.82% // Volume II: 89.45%
Snow snow snow snow
Words found under the kotatsu
ๆณ้ฆฌใใฒใใใพใใผ Horse led by rope; ornately dressed horse used in processions // (more likely to see as: ๅผใ้ฆฌ / ๅผ้ฆฌ)
่
ๅงใใใ
ใใใใผ Parents-in-law; in-laws
้ฌใใใคใใใผ Wig; hairpiece
่ใใใใใผ Kudzu; Japanese arrowroot
ๆๆใใใกใใใใผ Bridal robe with trailing skirts that is worn over a kimono (also: ๆใกๆใ)
็ฐชใใใใใใใผ Ornamental hairpin
ๆตฆ้ขจใใใใใใใผ Sea breeze
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
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
Historical People
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้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
-
็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
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้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
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็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)
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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 1562/3)
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Head of the Oda clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟกๅบใใใ ใฎใถใฒใใ- Older brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใใ(also: ไฟกๅใใฎใถใใคใ) - Younger brother
โ ็น็ฐ ใๅธใใใ ใใใกใ- Younger sister
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
Military Commanders
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ
โ ใใฒ - Wife
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Oldest Daughter
โ ใใๅฑใใใใใ- Youngest Daughter
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ(Common name: ๅไธ้ใใใคใใถใใใ)
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ
ไฝไน
้ ็้ใใใใพ ใใใใใ(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใใ ใใใใ)
ๅฑฑๅฃ ๅฎๅญใใใพใใก ใใใใใ(also known as: ๆตท่ไธใใใณใฎใใใใ)
ๆๆค ๅ้กใใคใ ใจใใใใ(also known as: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆขถๅท ไธ็งใใใใใ ใใใฒใงใ
ไฝไน
้ ไฟก่พฐใใใใพ ใฎใถใจใใ
ไฝใ
ๆฟๆฌกใใใฃใ ใพใใคใใ
ๅฒฉๅฎค ้ไผใใใใใ ใใใใใ
็ฐ็ฐ ๆฟ็ถฑใใใชใ ใพใใคใชใ(also known as: ๅผฅไบๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใ)
ๆฏๅฉ ่ฏๅใใใใ ใใใใคใ
ไธญๅท ้ๆฟใใชใใใ ใใใพใใ
Retainers
ไฝไน
้ ็ๆฟใใใใพ ใใใพใใ(nickname: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(Other name: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
โ ่ญไธธใใใใพใใ- Son
Others
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟใใใพใถใก ใใใใ- Magistrate
โ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใใใพใถใก ใใใจใใ- Father (Chief Vassal)
้ๅฎถ ๆธ
ๅ้ใใฉใใ ใใใใ
ใใใใ- Wealthy farmer and lord
ๆธ้จ ๆฐๅทฆ่ก้ใใจใน ใใใใใใใ- Castle commander
ๆฐด้ ๅธฏๅใใฟใใฎ ใใฆใใใ- Castle Guard
ๆ้จ ไธๅฟ ใใฏใฃใจใ ใใใใ ใ(also called: ๅฐๅนณๅคชใใใธใใใ) - Samurai
Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(childhood name: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ)
โ ไฝ่ ่ฏไนใใใใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ่คๅ
ซ้ใใจใใฏใกใใใ) - Younger brother
Saito Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ่ค ็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ)
โ ๅญซๅ้ใใพใใใใใ- Brother
โ ๅๅนณๆฌกใใใธใใใ- Brother
โ ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Father
Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ)
ๆๆบ ๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
โ ๆๆบ ็งๆบใใใใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ- Son, and retainer to Jyubei
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท ็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
โ ไปๅท ๆฐ็ใใใพใใ ใใใใญใ- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
โ ๅคชๅ ้ชๆใใใใใ ใใฃใใใ- Uncle, military advisor and monk
Military Commanders
ไผไธน ๅบท็ดใใใใฟ ใใใชใใ(also known as: ๆจฉ้ฟๅผฅใใใใใฟใ)
ๅบตๅ ๅฟ ็ธใใใฏใ ใใ ใใใ(also known as: ๅฐ็ฃใใใใใใใ)
ๆ่ค ๅฉๆพใใใใจใ ใจใใใฟใ(also known as: ๆ้จไปใใใถใฎใใใ)
้ขๅฃ ๆฐ็ตใใใใใก ใใใคใญใ
ๅฏๆฐธ ๆฐ็นใใจใฟใชใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ไผฏ่ๅฎใใปใใใฎใใฟใ)
Others
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ(Childhood name: ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ// Other name: ๅ
ๅบทใใใจใใใ) - Soldier
โ ็ฏๅฑฑใใคใใใพใ- Wife
โ ๆฆๅ ๅฟ ๆฟใใใใใฐใ ใใ ใพใใ- Vassal
โ ็ณๅท ๆฐๆญฃใใใใใ ใใใพใใ- Loyal follower
ๆๆฏๅฅ ไธป่จใใใใฒใช ใใใใ- Samurai
ไบไผ ็ด็ใใใ ใชใใใใ- Retainer
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ไฟก็ใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Asakura Clan
ๆๅ ็พฉๆฏใใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
้
ไบ ๆญฃ่ฆชใใใใ ใพใใกใใ(also known as: ไธๅ้ใใใใใใ)
Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
ๆพๅนณ ่ฆชไฟใใพใคใ ใใ ใกใใจใใ(also known as: ๅทฆ้ฆฌๅฉใใใพใฎใใใ)
ๆๆตฆ ๅ่ฒใใใใใ ใใใใ ใ(also known as: ๅ
ซ้ไบ้ใใฏใกใใใใใใ)
Miyoshi Clan
ไธๅฅฝ ้ทๆ
ถใใฟใใ ใชใใใใ- Head of the Miyoshi clan
Retainers
ๆพๆฐธ ๅผพๆญฃ ไน
็งใใพใคใชใ ใ ใใใใ ใฒใใฒใงใ
Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
่ถณๅฉ ็พฉ่ผใใใใใ ใใใฆใใ- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ๆดๅ
ใใปใใใ ใฏใใใจใ- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
Non-affiliated
้ตๆฎฟ ็ไธใใใฉ (ใฎ) ใใใใกใ- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)
Home post // March 9
ใปใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ (23% โ 25%)
I have random moments where I read a line of text faster with my eyes than Iโm used to (as long as I know all the words in that line). Itโs like Iโm skimming through the line with a smooth swoop without stopping and still read it just fine. Maybe I can keep an overall faster pace soon.
March 9th!
Chapter 61 of Mitsuboshi Colors today.
One of the characters was wearing a really cute shirt, which I now wish was real so I could buy oneโฆ
๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅ
(Home Post Link)
It was a friendโs birthday yesterday, so we went out to do some thrifting and then off to the arcades for a bit. While we were at a store, I found what looked like a pretty interesting book, but I couldnโt quite figure out what it was since we were in a rush and I didnโt have time to decipher the back cover:
https://bookmeter.com/books/323977, but it was in japanese and 22 cents, so I got it
It looks like itโs a book about the experiences of different adults reading picture books to children through a book distribution club? It sorta looked like the chapters are broken into different age brackets, introducing good books for those particular ages as well as sharing some stories. No furigana, but the text itself didnโt seem super hard.
Potentially could be fun to read through it and read each section of the book along with reading the stories; just using it almost like a reading list for popular childrenโs stories
Read:
- ไธใๆใซใฉใผใบ ch 29
Word of the Day:
ๅ้กไฝใใใใ ใใใใใผ controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism
March 9 Home Post
Not a whole lot today, just a bit more Steins;Gate. I should hopefully be able to have a more solid reading day tomorrow, perhaps even get to chapter 2? We shall see!
After lunch, I was comfortably reading ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ while idly playing ใญใๅณถ็ฉ่ช (mostly just crafting things at that point), but then the internet/wifi cut out and I couldnโt continue playing ใญใๅณถ (I mean, sure, technically I still had cellular data, but it sucks and nothing likes to load), which totally threw me off my rhythm and so I didnโt get very much reading done todayโฆ
- 11 pages of ใใฎๆฌใ็ใ่ ใฏ, leaving off on pg 144 (so close to finishing ch 2โฆ)
- ใญใๅณถ็ฉ่ช
9/3 1 page ๅคใซใใง, 3 pages Spy Family, 6 pages Orange
10/3 5 pages Spy Family, 9 pages Orange (finished ch 28)
Not really reading enough to catch up. And going from reading 5 clubs to 6 tomorrowโฆ
Home
March 9th
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With Saezuru Iโm down to 3 books at once. Letโs see if I can finish Fukakai in time for the next club reading. I went ahead and ordered vols 1-5 physical from bookoff, but they didnโt have 5 so I didnโt receive that. Iโll try to get it from elsewhere. Itโs been so long since I read it though that I forgot where I left off and apparently didnโt get much further than I had last read.
Iโm thinking of turning this into a reading weekend and knocking out the volumes of LaLa that I havenโt read yet either before I get back into JoJo. Iโm getting pretty behind on my goal to read 75 volumes of manga this yearโฆ
Mar 10, Fri of Week 11 of Winter Q1 2023
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ใใใ่ฟท่ทฏๅธ Vol.1 (48-58%)
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Words of the day
- ใใฉใใฉ = lazily / dripping drops. Perhaps feels ๆ ใ.
- ใใใถ = to shed tears = ๅฝใถ. In context as ๆถใซใใใถ.
- ๅฏใ = to boast. Has Furigana. Blowing out (ๅนใ) lies (ๅ), perhaps.
- ๆ ง็ผ = discerning eyes. Itโs the same Kanji as ๆบๆ ง.
- ๅกๅบธ = mediocre; commonplace
- ่ ็ = agglutination; deadlock. In context as ่ ็็ถๆ
- ไธ่ฒๅฏ = sulking in bed = ใตใฆๅฏ
- ๅ ้ = advance guard. Second Kanji seems to be regarding tip of a spear.
- ๆฎฟ = rear guard; tail end. Has Furigana.
- ๅฏๅฏฅ = loneliness. Has Furigana.
- ๅฆๆ = weariness. Has Furigana.
- ่ชฟใน = a melody / an inspection
- ่ฑ้ญ = a high-ranked girl in Edo period
- ้้ฎ = leader; authority
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
March 10th
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 17.18% // Volume II: 93.41%
Onto the final chapter of Volume II!
Words found under the kotatsu
็ฐๅฃๅ้ณใใใใฉใใใใใผ Unanimously; saying with one voice; in chorus/unison
้่จใใใใใใผ Exaggeration
ๆบขใใ ใใใตใใใใผ To overflow; to brim over
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
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
Historical People
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้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
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็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
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้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
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็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)
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ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
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ๅนณ ้็ใใใใ ใฎ ใใใใใใผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)
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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 1562/3)
Oda Clan
็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Head of the Oda clan
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟกๅบใใใ ใฎใถใฒใใ- Older brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก่กใใใ ใฎใถใใใ(also: ไฟกๅใใฎใถใใคใ) - Younger brother
โ ็น็ฐ ใๅธใใใ ใใใกใ- Younger sister
ๆจไธ ่คๅ้ใใใฎใใ ใจใใใกใใใ- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
โ ๆจ่ก ๆจฉไธใใใพใ ใใใใใ(Nickname: ใใใ) - Servant
Military Commanders
ๆต
้ ๅๅณ่ก้ใใใใฎ ใพใใใใใ
โ ใใฒ - Wife
โ ๅฏงๅญใใญใญใ- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
โ ใใๅฑใใใใใ- Youngest Daughter
ๆด็ฐ ๅๅฎถใใใฐใ ใใคใใใ(nickname: ๆจฉๅ
ญใใใใใใ)
ๆฑ ็ฐ ๆ่ใใใใ ใคใญใใใ(Common name: ๅไธ้ใใใคใใถใใใ)
ๆ ็ง่ฒใใฏใใ ใฒใงใใ ใ
ไฝไน
้ ็้ใใใใพ ใใใใใ(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใใ ใใใใ)
ๅฑฑๅฃ ๅฎๅญใใใพใใก ใใใใใ(also known as: ๆตท่ไธใใใณใฎใใใใ)
ๆๆค ๅ้กใใคใ ใจใใใใ(also known as: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆขถๅท ไธ็งใใใใใ ใใใฒใงใ
ไฝไน
้ ไฟก่พฐใใใใพ ใฎใถใจใใ
ไฝใ
ๆฟๆฌกใใใฃใ ใพใใคใใ
ๅฒฉๅฎค ้ไผใใใใใ ใใใใใ
็ฐ็ฐ ๆฟ็ถฑใใใชใ ใพใใคใชใ(also known as: ๅผฅไบๅณ่ก้ใใใใใใใ)
ๆฏๅฉ ่ฏๅใใใใ ใใใใคใ
ไธญๅท ้ๆฟใใชใใใ ใใใพใใ
Retainers
ไฝไน
้ ็ๆฟใใใใพ ใใใพใใ(nickname: ็่ใใใใฐใ)
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆใใใ ใใใชใใ(Other name: ไธๅทฆ่ก้ใใใใใใใใ)
โ ่ญไธธใใใใพใใ- Son
Others
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟใใใพใถใก ใใใใ- Magistrate
โ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใใใพใถใก ใใใจใใ- Father (Chief Vassal)
้ๅฎถ ๆธ
ๅ้ใใฉใใ ใใใใ
ใใใใ- Wealthy farmer and lord
ๆธ้จ ๆฐๅทฆ่ก้ใใจใน ใใใใใใใ- Castle commander
ๆฐด้ ๅธฏๅใใฟใใฎ ใใฆใใใ- Castle Guard
ๆ้จ ไธๅฟ ใใฏใฃใจใ ใใใใ ใ(also called: ๅฐๅนณๅคชใใใธใใใ) - Samurai
Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
ๅ็ฐ ๅฉๅฎถใใพใใ ใจใใใใ(childhood name: ็ฌๅไปฃใใใฌใกใใ)
โ ไฝ่ ่ฏไนใใใใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ่คๅ
ซ้ใใจใใฏใกใใใ) - Younger brother
Saito Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ่ค ็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ)
โ ๅญซๅ้ใใพใใใใใ- Brother
โ ๅๅนณๆฌกใใใธใใใ- Brother
โ ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Father
Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ)
ๆๆบ ๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
โ ๆๆบ ็งๆบใใใใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ- Son, and retainer to Jyubei
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท ็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
โ ไปๅท ๆฐ็ใใใพใใ ใใใใญใ- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
โ ๅคชๅ ้ชๆใใใใใ ใใฃใใใ- Uncle, military advisor and monk
Military Commanders
ไผไธน ๅบท็ดใใใใฟ ใใใชใใ(also known as: ๆจฉ้ฟๅผฅใใใใใฟใ)
ๅบตๅ ๅฟ ็ธใใใฏใ ใใ ใใใ(also known as: ๅฐ็ฃใใใใใใใ)
ๆ่ค ๅฉๆพใใใใจใ ใจใใใฟใ(also known as: ๆ้จไปใใใถใฎใใใ)
้ขๅฃ ๆฐ็ตใใใใใก ใใใคใญใ
ๅฏๆฐธ ๆฐ็นใใจใฟใชใ ใใใใใ(also known as: ไผฏ่ๅฎใใปใใใฎใใฟใ)
Others
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใใจใใใ ใใใใใ(Childhood name: ็ซนๅไปฃใใใใกใใ// Other name: ๅ
ๅบทใใใจใใใ) - Soldier
โ ็ฏๅฑฑใใคใใใพใ- Wife
โ ๆฆๅ ๅฟ ๆฟใใใใใฐใ ใใ ใพใใ- Vassal
โ ็ณๅท ๆฐๆญฃใใใใใ ใใใพใใ- Loyal follower
ๆๆฏๅฅ ไธป่จใใใใฒใช ใใใใ- Samurai
ไบไผ ็ด็ใใใ ใชใใใใ- Retainer
Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็ฐ ไฟก็ใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Asakura Clan
ๆๅ ็พฉๆฏใใใใใ ใใใใใ- Daimyo
Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
้
ไบ ๆญฃ่ฆชใใใใ ใพใใกใใ(also known as: ไธๅ้ใใใใใใ)
Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
ๆพๅนณ ่ฆชไฟใใพใคใ ใใ ใกใใจใใ(also known as: ๅทฆ้ฆฌๅฉใใใพใฎใใใ)
ๆๆตฆ ๅ่ฒใใใใใ ใใใใ ใ(also known as: ๅ
ซ้ไบ้ใใฏใกใใใใใใ)
Miyoshi Clan
ไธๅฅฝ ้ทๆ
ถใใฟใใ ใชใใใใ- Head of the Miyoshi clan
Retainers
ๆพๆฐธ ๅผพๆญฃ ไน
็งใใพใคใชใ ใ ใใใใ ใฒใใฒใงใ
Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
่ถณๅฉ ็พฉ่ผใใใใใ ใใใฆใใ- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ๆดๅ
ใใปใใใ ใฏใใใจใ- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
Non-affiliated
้ตๆฎฟ ็ไธใใใฉ (ใฎ) ใใใใกใ- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)
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