November 3rd 
藪の中
Decided to read ‘In a Grove’ next, think this is might be known as Akutagawa’s most famous work. It’s interesting as each chapter is a testimony written by a different character, the mystery of the murder slowly unfolds from different points of view.
Read the first chapter, the testimony of the woodcutter.
the higedandism connection goes even deeper than that! apparently there was some member crossover before they started their respective bands
the more i learn about digimon the more i wonder what goes on 
Home post // November 3 
・ 結界師の一輪華 4 (51% → 86%)
Yoji:
天下一品 = beyond compare; unique
紆余曲折 = twists and turns
| Title | Type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 硝子の塔の殺人 | L33 Novel | pg.464 | pg.504 finished  |
| うみねこのなく頃に | VN | 5:52:54 101.5k chs | |
| 頭のよさは国語力で決まる | L32? Nonfiction | pg.80 | |
| 螢・納屋を焼く・その他の短編 | L33 短編集 | pg.53 | |
| 日系人の歴史を知ろう | L30(?) Nonfiction | pg.66 | |
| やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 1 | L34 LN | pg.63 | pg.195 |
| 愛しさに気づかぬうちに | L26 Novel | pg.35 | pg.64 |
Was travelling/busy for a while, got some reading in though, particularly the LN
4th november
well, won’t be continuing with that manga. (sexual assault content warning) the main character rapes a woman on-page (for multiple pages) and then immediately afterwards she’s like i’m gonna marry you now! yuck. even for depictions of women in manga in the 70s, that’s well over the line for me. between that and an appointment i’m stressed about today has not been productive.
| emoji | book | pages read |
|---|---|---|
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n1 skm listening book | 14-x |
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n1 500 questions book | 197-207 |
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幕末維新解剖図鑑 | 16-x |
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半蔵の門 vol 1 | 25-50 smth then stopped |
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ghostwire tokyo | ~1hr 30 |
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the encyclopedia of japanese pop culture | 164-x |
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mood machine | pg 13-41 |
today’s article was this one (related to the sci-fi one from last week) which was honestly just a list of things. ah well.
２０２５年１１月４日(火)
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Book | Pages |
|---|---|---|
 |
レンタルおにいちゃん２ | 83 - 114 |
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俺物語１ | 87 - 89 |
2025/11/3
About 10 minutes of Pokemon Moon
Pages 116-119 of くまクマ熊ベアー vol 1
I really was tired earlier
| Title | Type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| うみねこのなく頃に | VN | 5:52:54 101.5k chs | |
| 頭のよさは国語力で決まる | L32? Nonfiction | pg.80 | |
| 螢・納屋を焼く・その他の短編 | L33 短編集 | pg.53 | |
| 日系人の歴史を知ろう | L30(?) Nonfiction | pg.66 | |
| やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 1 | L34 LN | pg.195 | pg.226 |
| 愛しさに気づかぬうちに | L26 Novel | pg.64 |
Mostly watching today but got 30 pages of LN in
Will finish in the next few days, down to about last 25% now. A whole bunch more LNs to start because I’m feeling LN’y at the moment for some reason (easy and breezyだから)
November 4th
藪の中
Read the next two chapters as both are pretty short - the testimony of a travelling monk and one from a released prisoner.
I learnt several things from the monk:
I like that the word for palomino (horse colour) is 月毛 (つきげ), really cool imagery.
Also this: 如露亦如電 ( にょろやくにょでん )
Roughly, “(existence is as fleeting) as morning dew or a flash of lightning”
…again, really cool imagery.
Home post // November 4
・ 結界師の一輪華 4 (86% → 100%)
・ 結界師の一輪華 5 (0% → 11%)
Finished book! It was alright.
When will I remember the reading for 精進 = しょうじん?
精 - blue rice (radicals). “Sjå! Det finnes blå ris” (Look! There’s blue rice)
Wait, why am I thinking about Jul i Blåfjell now suddenly? 
Norwegian tv advent series from 1999. I used to watch growing up. One episode airing every day from dec 1st until dec 24th.
進 - progress. jin… jin… “If you make enough progress harvesting blue rice and blueberries you can make blue jeans”. It requires diligence (精進) to make the best blue jeans in Blåfjell.
October 31
I was busy and forget about playing 英雄伝説 碧の軌跡. I just read manga magazines.
Home Post - 11月3日 – 11月4日
新完全マスター・読解・N1: 59 → 91 pages, 1h21m
I’m surprisingly doing well with reading exercises. So reading for hundreds of hours since the last exam wasn’t for nothing. And also I’m going through it faster than I thought.
Buuut I tried out some grammar and vocab test questions on some websites, and it is awful… So maybe I need to think again about my Japanese plans for the upcoming month 
Oh wow! Even backing their high school days! I heard higedanism formed in university so I’m surprised that they happened to go to the same high school
2025/11/4
About 10 minutes of Pokemon Moon
Pages 120-127 of くまクマ熊ベアー vol 1
２０２５年１１月５日(水)
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Book | Pages |
|---|---|---|
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レンタルおにいちゃん２ | 115 - 158 |
|
俺物語１ | 90 - 92 |
5th november
slow start but i got there.
| emoji | book | pages read |
|---|---|---|
|
n1 skm listening book | 14-17 |
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n1 500 questions book | 207-215 |
|
幕末維新解剖図鑑 | 16-18 |
| tbd | 0-x | |
|
ghostwire tokyo | ~1hr 30 |
|
the encyclopedia of japanese pop culture | 164-x |
|
mood machine | pg 41-59 |
today’s article was this nhk one on 暴悪大笑面
| Title | Type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| うみねこのなく頃に | VN | 5:52:54 101.5k chs | |
| 頭のよさは国語力で決まる | L32? Nonfiction | pg.80 | |
| 螢・納屋を焼く・その他の短編 | L33 短編集 | pg.53 | |
| 日系人の歴史を知ろう | L30(?) Nonfiction | pg.66 | |
| やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 1 | L34 LN | pg.226 | pg.270 |
| 愛しさに気づかぬうちに | L26 Novel | pg.64 | pg.82 |
Probably tomorrow to finish LN
