10月13日(日)
SR Akiko’s American Foreign Exchange (3 episodes)
SR Nutshell Grammar (1 episode)
Level 2 Tadoku free graded reader*
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Club | １０月１２日 | Type | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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offshoot | しろくまカフェ vol 2 | manga | 16% → 23% |
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past BBC | スーパーの裏でヤニ吸う | manga | 7% → 13% |
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グースバンプス２呪われたカメラ | prose | 42 → 42/189 pgs |
Just a little manga here and there with a chapter of スーパーの裏で and Shirokuma. So far スーパー is a pretty chill read with the vocab sheet. I also like reading the old book club threads. Read ahead 1 chapter no lookups for Goosebumps. This week has been pretty busy outside of work, so my paperback reads suffered. Looking forward to more hobby time this coming week.
10月 12日| Book | Natively | Progress | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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僕のヒーローアカデミア 1 | L30 | 5% → 17% |
It’s really not too bad so far, it’s less text-dense than Conan but the peppering of tough vocab has me pausing for a look-up every few panels. I’d probably be suffering if I tried to read this in the physical edition rather than handily on the same screen as Jisho, though 
The first 10 pages are definitely the most difficult, I think I was looking up at least one word per dialogue bubble at the start. I distinctly remember it being rated L33 when I first added it to my TBR list at the start of the year, which seems more appropriate than the L30 it’s currently rated at. For context, I tried starting ヒーローアカ last December when I was squarely at N3 and it felt nearly impossible.
However, after finally getting used to the terms they use for villain, quirk/quirkless, etc. my reading speed is picking up and I think it’ll be a fun manga. I’ll update my thoughts when I finish it haha
10月12日 | home post
Good evening, Reading Challenge friends! It’s that time of the night again where we all reflect and relax! Today has been a much better day than the past few days for my learning as I’ve been able to go at it all day. I’ve spent about an hour talking with a Native Speaker today, played Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for 3 hours (learned some new words through context), and did some passive and active listening.
Overall has been very progress towards my goals as I’ve been able to speak and convey myself a bit better over this past week in the language. I look forward to more time when I get to study and share much more here with everyone!
Now for the non-study related stuff. Monday of this/last week I had a surprise midterm. Well, actually it was a surprise to me because every other midterm is this upcoming week after the first half of the term ends… I got a 72% on it which is not bad, but I’m down to an 85% in my C++ class lol… Also, been going hard at the gym as usual it’s been great!
Anyways, this upcoming week (tomorrow included), I’m going to be dedicating time to reading more Dungeon Meshi as I desperately try to catch up to the book club lol. My timing has been so bad, but I will do my best!!
As always, best of luck to everyone in their daily reading and in the studies! 頑張るよ！
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Reading | Date | Progress |
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ゼルダの伝説 知恵のかりもの | 10月12日 | ~3h20m |
I loved that series. No3 is probably my favourite
Today:
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Book | Amount |
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Free Tadoku Books - Level 0 | 10 |
These graded readers have such cute and fun stories - I’m really liking them! I find it so cool how you can still create interesting stories with such basic japanese. Learning through context is so cool too. I look forward to continuing tomorrow! I’m interested in finding out what level is best for me 
| Title | Today | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
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カードキャプターさくら | 14 pages | 34% |
12th-13th october
just some pixiv over the weekend, plus going over some of the plot sequence from lost judgment from the other day again (lots of talking, want to make sure i actually got it all)
→ Homepost ←
Week 2: (Oct. 6 - Oct. 13 2024)
| Date | Name | Type | Progress | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-13 |  骨ドラゴンのマナ娘３ |
 Manga |
 Chapter 15-18 90 Pages |
 0h40m |
Today I finished out volume 3 of 骨ドラゴン. I’m enjoying this series still This also means I’ve completed one of the goals I set out for myself at the start of the year with reading 52 manga volumes this year. So I’ll probably shift more to novels for the next little while with that box ticked, since for one of my other goals, I still have to finish two more novels this year.
I’ll be away next week, so I’m not sure exactly what I’ll read next week. I’ll bring my physical copies of Frieren 5/6 and Bookworm 2 (the full LN, which corresponds to 3 and 4 on the JN), plus obviously I’ll have access to my digital stuff, and my Steam Deck, so I’ll have plenty of choice and we’ll see what I actually get to reading. It’ll probably be a bulk update Saturday either way.
October 12th!
Chapter 4 of ダンジョン飯 today. I’m wondering whether or not to continue if there is an offshoot for this club - I’m really enjoying the book but its a tough read for me and I’m a little overloaded with bookclubs at the moment. I have a few more weeks to decide though
October 13th!
Chaper 2 of カードキャプターさくら, and chapter 192 of シャドーハウス today.
It was a really interesting chaprer of シャドーハウス, so I’m looking forward to reading the next one tomorrow.
10月13日
Resource  |
Content |
Amount  |
|---|---|---|
| NHK easy | Article | 1 |
I’m sick so I kept the bare minimum for the challenge hehe. Back to bed
Home post // October 13
・本好きの下剋上 27 (17.05% → 45.69%) || Read: 61.5k char || Progress: 98 088 / 214k char
Today was super relaxing.
I use ttsu reader on my desktop and today I tried reading with a smaller font so there were more characters per line. My reading speed went up from 12k/h to 14k/h. At least for a while [1]. It’s tiring reading fast/full speed for a long time.
| Word | Note |
|---|---|
| 文面 | contents of a document (esp. of a letter) |
| 引き立て | support |
| 補填 | covering (a loss, deficit, etc.) |
| 残留 | staying behind |
| 地味 | plain |
| 面映ゆい | embarrassed |
| 体得 | 体験によって身につけること |
| 研鑽 | diligent study |
| 亡き後 | after one’s death |
| 立候補 | standing as a candidate |
| 10 | |
| 更迭 | change (of personnel) |
| しゃしゃり出る | to come uninvited |
| 昨夜 | |
| 解体 | taking apart |
| 後釜に据える | to install (a person) in (someone’s) place |
| 上役 | one’s superior |
| 日取り | appointed day |
| 都合する | new: arranging; managing |
| 捻出 | managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.) |
| からなる | Consist of |
| 20 | |
| 蒼白 | pale |
| 自ずと | by itself |
| 取り成し | mediation |
| 救済措置 | 相手が不利益を被る状況に追い込まれないよう、挽回のチャンスとして与える手段のこと |
| 嘴を挟む | to stick one’s nose into (someone else’s business) |
| ご満悦 | great delight |
| 狭間 | interval |
| 生半可 | 中途半端なこと |
| とばっちり | getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.) |
| 辱める | to put to shame; to humiliate |
| 30 | |
| 言い淀む | to hesitate to say |
| 商魂 | commercial spirit |
| 親身になって | with tender care |
| 造詣が深い | profoundly knowledgeable (about) |
| うってつけ | ideal |
| 役職手当 | executive allowance |
| 拘束時間 | total hours spent working |
| 目途 | prospect |
| 軋轢 | discord |
| 受けて立つ | to accept someone’s challenge |
| 40 | |
| 一理ある | to have a point |
| 後妻 | second wife |
| 散逸 | being scattered and ultimately lost |
| 一区切り | end |
| 純粋 | pure |
| 金粉 | gold dust |
| 詐称 | misrepresentation |
| 水入らず | with no outsiders present |
| 50 |
Well, all the characters are “monsters” of some kind! And it’s fully voiced and there’s a lot of cool music and… It just looks fun so far. Plus it’s a kinetic novel so no choices, just read and have fun. There’s a full playthrough on YouTube if you want to see what it’s like!
October 13th - Home post
A little more Grisaia on Switch at the cabin, and the rest of the first episode of Kirakira Monstars at home. I didn’t keep track of the character count, but it was long! I’m glad that the next episode is shorter…
October 12
I had some free time so it was quite the productive day of Japanese reading! Read ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖２ (66% → 76%) and started the 3rd case of 逆転裁判, played about 30 min.
October 13th - Home Post
Here is my end of week update.
Total time: 11h 54m
I have been enjoying Satori Reader and learned this week:
Relative Clauses.
Currently reading:
Flight School - The new fliers get better with practice.
Up to next week!
10月14日(月)
SR Akiko’s American Foreign Exchange (3 episodes)
SR Nutshell Grammar (1 episode)
Level 2 Free Tadoku Graded Reader *
Which story are you reading? I’m making my way through SR too.
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