📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Spring 2024 🌸🍡🌱

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:calendar: 2024年5月25日 :calendar:

:question: Title Read today Currently at Notes
:woman_mage: とんがり帽子のアトリエ Chapter 5
:woman_elf: 葬送のフリーレン Chapter 3 part 1
:orange_book: Kona’s Big Adventure 2 2 episodes 8/88

As someone who finished studying 10 years ago, I definitely think it’s the opposite :stuck_out_tongue: when I was studying, I was always either studying, or feeling guilty that I wasn’t :disappointed_relieved: but since I started working, when I get home from work, then it’s completely free time :partying_face: (spoiler alert: having children was the real bye bye free time :smiling_face_with_tear:)

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Q2 of 2024 | Week 8

5月25日 (土)

  • DEATH NOTE 短編集 (36-61%)

  • :cn: Three Kingdoms : 6 (2-3/19)

  • STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のだーりん

Words of the day
  • ()れなずむ = to grow dark (to the night) slowly
  • 黒檀(こくたん) = ebony (color / tree)
  • 碧色(へきしょく) = a greenish emerald color. From (りょく)碧玉(へきぎょく)
  • 茜色(あかねいろ) = madder red color
  • 喘鳴(ぜんめい) = wheezing. A symptom of 喘息(ぜんそく), but not necessarily. The action is (あえ)ぐ.
    • Stridor appears to be 吸気性喘鳴(きゅうきせいぜんめい). (Though there supposed to be also other characteristics.)
  • 開梱(かいこん) = opening of a package. 梱包(こんぽう)(ひら)くこと.
  • 片時(かたとき)も… ない = not even for a moment
  • 残高(ざんだか) = bank balance, from settlement of ins and outs. Compare 残額(ざんがく).
  • 落札者(らくさつしゃ) = successful bidder (in an auction)
  • (よる)のしじま = the complete silence of night
  • 生返事(なまへんじ) = vague reply. Feels なまじ.
  • 異口同音(いくどうおん) = (many persons) saying in unison, in one voice
  • 早送(はやおく)り = fast-forwarding (e.g. a video cassette). Opposite being ()(もど)し.
  • さらし(もの) = exposed criminal, to public humiliation. Practically (わら)(もの).

May 25 | Home post

6500 words from Island :desert_island: and a … disturbing … bad ending. Tomorrow I’ll go back and choose the other path that leads to the good ending.

5月25日 | Home post

Only read up to the end of Week 10 of the Natively BC. I’m sleepy and my neighbors are having a party, I can’t concentrate with the loud music.

  • また、同じ夢を見ていた (50.44 → 52.67%)

:bookmark: Home post // May 25 :cherry_blossom: :dango: :seedling:

Skimmed through Honzuki 13 and the end of 12. I’m starting to remember plot and characters. These books are really fun, especially this arc. Highly recommend!

You’re not alone in feeling guilty for not spending time studying!
My third year was way more practical and clinical rather than theoretic like the first and second years, so studying at the library this year has gone way down. Gave me more free time. The reason I feel like work is going to eat my free time is because I feel like internship was the most intense in terms of workload and it’s kinda scary because it’s very similar to how I think work really is going to be. There are definitely pathologies etc. that will come up that I want to study on my own. …I’m going to have to learn how to leave work at work, don’t I? Mmm, dou deshou…

2024-05-25

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Date Name Type Amount Time
2024-05-25 :supervillain: セーラー服と機関銃 :closed_book: Novel
:durtle: (IBC)
:arrow_forward: 3 %
:computer: 62% → 65%
:page_facing_up: 17 pages
:hourglass_flowing_sand: 0h30m

Today was time for this week’s entry in the IBC. It went a bit faster than usual, I think because this was a very dialogue heavy chapter, so despite the higher page count than usual, it’s actually less characters, which seems borne out by the ttsu percentage count being lower too :slight_smile:

:100: studying what you want when working is not a problem, but studying with children is an enormous challenge. My daughter is an adult now so I’m once again free to study.

26 May | Study Log

:question: Title Type Natively Progress
:cat2: また、同じ夢を見ていた book 25 85% → 90%
:black_cat: ダンジョン飯7 manga 29 82% (no change)
:four_leaf_clover: 四つ子ぐらし 1 ひみつの姉妹生活、スタート! children’s book 23 17% (no change)
:mage: とんがり帽子のアトリエ 1 manga 26 83% (no change)
  • Week’s reading for また夢, nearly done.

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5月25日

I met a new character in Little Witch in the Woods today. They seem to speak in non-sequiturs. The good news is that I picked up on the pattern they speak in immediately, and my character also is confused.

I also learned how to upgrade items today. It’s very expensive, so I think that means lots more playtime…

Reading Type Status
:smiling_imp: 原罪物語 -罪- LN 44/252
:game_die: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 1 LN 21/301
:beers: VA-11 Hall-A Steam game Day 2 out of ??
:mage: Little Witch in the Woods Steam game Day 24 out of ??
New Vocab
  • 心当(こころあ)たり = having something in mind
  • 相当(そうとう) = substantial, considerable
  • 奇遇(きぐう) = unexpected meeting, coincidence
  • ()()る = to come and see (something)
  • 様子(ようす) = situation, circumstances
  • (まつ)る = to worship
  • (ちゃ)() = tea tree
  • (みつ)(もの) = tribute
  • (くだ)ける = to break into pieces, wk49
  • 壁画(へきが) = mural, wall painting
  • 度胸(どきょう) = courage, nerve
  • バチが()たる = to incur divine punishment
  • 瓦礫(がれき) = rubble
  • 封鎖(ふうさ) = sealing off (an area), wk52
  • トカゲ = lizard :lizard:
  • 神秘的(しんぴてき) = mysterious
  • 高潔(こうけつ) = noble, virtuous
  • 凹凸(おうとつ) = unevenness, roughness, wk57
  • 書斎(しょさい) = study room, wk42
  • (うたが)わしい = questionable
  • ()る = to dig, wk42
  • 欠陥(けっかん) = flaw, defect, fault, wk52
  • 回収(かいしゅう)する = to retrieve, withdraw
  • 塩辛(しおから)い = salty
  • ()(もの) = deep fried food
  • 徹底的(てっていてき) = thorough
  • 頻繁(ひんぱん) = frequent, wk40
  • 奨励(しょうれい)する = to encourage
  • カサカサ = desiccated
  • 興奮気味(こうふんぎみ) = being somewhat excited
  • 利用規約(りようきやく) = terms and conditions
  • 署名欄(しょめいらん) = the section where you put your signature, (らん) is wk54

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Q2 of 2024 | Week 8

5月26日 (日)

  • :cn: Three Kingdoms : 6 (4-5/19)

  • STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のだーりん (all Clear List)

But not all achievements in Steam. “Extra” CGs yet to be unlocked.

Maybe I’ll continue with STEINS;GATE 0. This one isn’t broken on laptop. Don’t want to play a full-blown game now yet.

Words of the day
  • でんと = imposingly; having sense of presence and immobility
  • ずらりと(なら)ぶ = to line up in a row
  • 石段(いしだん) = stone stairway
  • 神頼(かみだの) = praying to the gods for help
  • 景品(けいひん) = giveaway; gift; a prize in lucky draw
  • 空気銃(くうきじゅう) = air gun. Played in 射的(しゃてき) at a festival.
  • ()(まわ)る = to make a tour around
  • ()()に = each person carrying. めいめいの()に.
  • (いや)(おう)でも = whether one likes or not (no or yes)
  • ずっこける = to fall down (e.g. from a chair); to slide down. ずれる + ()ける.
  • 曖昧模糊(あいまいもこ) = ambiguous; vague
  • (ねが)()げ = begging off. Like 御免(ごめん)こうむる.

May 26th!

Chapter 3 of 葬送のフリーレン.
The BBC assignment for this week was only the first half of the chapter, but I like to read in full chapters when I have the stamina for it.

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5月26日 | Home post

Finished Chapter 6 of また、同じ夢を見ていた. I might start Chapter 7 later today. Studied 6 DoBJG entries today, since I didn’t touch it for the last 2 days and I was almost running out of new Anki cards (I only unsuspend them after I’ve studied the respective entries).

  • また、同じ夢を見ていた (52.67 → 54.34%)
  • DoBJG: しか; しまう; 知る; そうだ (1); ~そうだ (2); それで (65%)
  • N3単語 weekly Anki cards: pp. 46-57 (19%)

It’s an important skill to learn, but don’t stress too much if in the beginning it’s difficult or even impossible. I’m not sure which kind of work you will be doing, but expectations differ between jobs and countries, so it may or may not be possible to completely leave work at work. In my case, for example, it’s expected that some parts of the job will be done at home (such as preparing presentations, working in academic papers, and generally keeping myself up to date), so unfortunately work eats up some of my “free” time. What I think helps is clearly defining when you are working and when you are not, otherwise, you might constantly feel guilty for not working.

Work was tough this week, so I didn’t have energy to read even on the weekend.
I read exclusively Flying witch (8) as the easiest one.
20.05 2 pages
21.05 8 pages
22.05 4 pages
23.05 9 pages (finished chapter 43)
24.05 6 pages
25.05 14 pages
26.05 16 pages (finished chapter 44)

So… as always, posting here only for the achievements :innocent:

I’ve finished 花野井くんと恋の病 vol. 4 (A condition called love) today :tada:
The hero is struggling against his yandere character, and he manages more and more^^

It’s my 6th finished manga since november :muscle:

:house: home post :house:
:calendar: 2024年5月26日 :calendar:

:question: Title Read today Currently at Notes
:orange_book: Kona’s Big Adventure 2 2 episodes 10/88
:desert_island: ISLAND 24k 668.000 char 181 new words
:metro: アンダーグラウンド 2.5k 2.500 char 28 new words

Started Underground but didn’t read much of it, would rather focus on ISLAND until it’s done!

May 26 | Home post

Not much time to read today, but I did read 4500 characters from Island and a few pages from くまクマ熊ベアー.

24k characters in one day? Wow! You must be getting close to the end now!

I don’t know exactly the time but that took between two to three hours!
Yes getting closer but not sure exactly how close… I think somewhere between 50k and 100k left still :astonished:

:bookmark: Home post // May 26 :cherry_blossom: :dango: :seedling:

Re-reading book 14 of Honzuki was even better than book 13, there were more parts I wanted to read fully rather than just skimming through, so here we are still awake at 1 am.

I’ll keep this in mind!

:motor_scooter: back to my home post

:star: 05月26日 Type Progress
:girl: ABBC 老女的少女ひなたちゃん manga 63% → 75%

Last week’s Hinata-chan. The whole kindergarten making pickled ume was pretty cute.

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5月26-27日

Today I did a cooking quest. I got a little worried when I saw 爆発(ばくはつ) mentioned though. I’m getting even more worried they’re calling me 上手 at cooking…

Reading Type Status
:smiling_imp: 原罪物語 -罪- LN 44/252
:game_die: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 1 LN 21/301
:beers: VA-11 Hall-A Steam game Day 2 out of ??
:mage: Little Witch in the Woods Steam game Day 24 out of ??
New Vocab
  • 鉢植(はちう)え = potted plant
  • 観葉植物(かんようしょくぶつ) = houseplant
  • ()(あつか)う = to manage, to handle, wk40
  • (あわ)てる = to panic, to be flustered, wk49
  • ()がす = to burn, wk44
  • 自炊(じすい) = cooking for yourself, wk47
  • (こころ)み = attempt
  • 火加減(ひかげん) = heat level
  • (あわ) = foam, wk46
  • ドーナツ = donuts
  • ()げる = to deep fry, wk42
  • (こい)しい = yearn for
  • 本格的(ほんかくてき) = seriously
  • 絶品(ぜっぴん) = masterpiece, unique article
  • ()る = to knead
  • (まく) = membrane, wk57
  • () = fireplace, furnace, wk43
  • 矛盾(むじゅん) = contradictory
  • 印象深(いんしょうぶか)い = memorable
  • 碑石(ひせき) = stone monument
  • (あが)める = to worship
  • 享年(きょうねん) = one’s age at death
  • 永眠(えいみん) = eternal sleep
  • 召喚(しょうかん) = summons
  • 誠実(せいじつ) = sincere, wk41
  • 肝心(かんじん) = essential
  • レンガ = brick