Sounds good. Iโm going to read A Sign of Affection (Iโve bought the book) but I would like to find my way through the scary stories Iโve missed.
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Page 126
Isnโt ใใณใ an onomatopoeic thud or knock?
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This is really useful! Much easier than thinking of adverbs.
Iโve updated the vocab sheet - I hope thatโs ok?
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As long as youโre reasonably sure that the definition is correct, itโs totally fine to add to the vocab sheet!
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Page 126
็ฐๅฉใฏใใใณใใจใใใถใใฎใใใ ใชใใใคใใใจใใใฃใจใใใงใ ใใใงใใใใใใซใใฟใชใใ ใใใๅงใใใ
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Tasuke, with a thud,
hit (himself on the back / his back),
suddenly,
crossed his arms,
while staring at the ground,
begins to walk.
โฆใชใใใคใใใจ,โฆ
What is this ใจ doing? Is it โwhenโ?
A ใจ B - when A then B?
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Page 126
ๅใใพใใฎ ็ฐๅฉใงใใใใฃใฑใ ใใฐใใฎ ใใใใฏ ใใ ใใฟใฎ ใใใใใใชใใ
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Even for the strong Tasuke,
as expected,
the rumour of the ghost was not a good feeling.
ใใ ใใฟ๏ผๆฐๅณ๏ผใฎ ใใ - good feeling thing?
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Page 123 Sentence 2
ใใ ใใใฏใใ ใซใใใใตใใจใใ ใจใใใใใณใใ ใจใใใ ใใฃใใใใชใ
At the outskirts of a certain Village called โKazefukitougeโ seems to be a lonely mountain Pass.
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ใใชใซใใใใใชใ ใจใผใใใใช ใใใ ใ ใใใช ใใใ ใ ใใใชใใใ ใใใ ใใฃใกใใใใฒใญใใคใถใใฆ ใใใใใใ
ใชใซใใWhat?
ใใใชใ ใจใผใIf itโs this Kind of face.
ใใใช ใใใ ใ that amount / number of face
ใใใช ใใใ ใ this amount / number of face
ใใใชใใใ to Not know
ใใใ ใใฃใกใใใใฒใญใใคใถใใฆ ใใใใใ
I give a pinch once
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ใใ ใใกใฐใ ใฎ ใกใใใใก ใฎ ใใใ ใฏใใใ ใใใใ ใใใใใ
The strongest man of the Village Tasuke, yelled.
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ใใใฒใฎใใจใ
About one day.
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ใใใใฏใใจใชใใใ ใพใง ใใใใใซ ใงใใใใ
Tasuke went Out running errands Up to the neighboring Village.
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I went with โIโll crush itโ
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Throughout
I think my understanding has improved by going with โsuch aโ for ใใใช.
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Page 127-8
ใฟใกใ ใใใใใจ ใใฆใ็ฐๅฉใ ๅณใธ ใใใฐใใใใใใ ใใ ไบบใใใ ๅณใธ ใใฃใฆ ใใใ
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ใฟใกใ ใใใใใจ ใใฆใ
Attempting to give way, (ใใใ๏ผใจ๏ผใใ - to attempt to๏ผ
็ฐๅฉใ ๅณใธ ใใใฐใ
If Tasuke steps to the right, (conditional ใฐ๏ผใใ - in the sense of to approach?, to gather?
ใใใใใ ใใ ไบบใใใ
the shadow of a person coming from the other way also (noun phrase)
ๅณใธ ใใฃใฆ ใใ
steps to the right
If someone could check this, Iโd be grateful.
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Page 125 Sentence 3
ใใใใฟใกใ
On the way home.
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ใใฃใใ ใใใ ใชใฃใ ใใพใฟใกใใใใใใฏใใตใใใตใใใจ ใใใใฆ ใใฃใใ
Tasuke was walking feebly on the the mountain road that has become completely dark.
ใใฃใ / ใใ after the te-Form of a Verb indicates a continuing Action or state. (-ing)
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ใใผใใฃโฆโฆใใใฎ ใใใใฏใ ใใใตใใจใใโฆโฆใใ
Oh! This area / around Here is Kazefukitouge.
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ใใใใฏใใจใใใฎ ใฆใฃใบใใงใใตใใฃใจ ใฟใถใใใใฆใ
At the top of the mountain Pass Tasuke was shivering with a cold.
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ใดใผใ ใดใผใ ใถ ใถใผใ
Are These the Sounds of Thunder and heavy Rainfall?
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I just got here. So ใชใ shortened to ใ and ใฎใใ[1]
ใฎใ is simply a way of asking a direct question, but with a slightly different nuance to the question marker ใ alone. It tends to imply that the questioner is doubting the object of the question โฉ๏ธ
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Tofugu has:
ใใผใฃ A strong wind raging
ใใผใฃ Wind violently shaking tree leaves
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p. 126 ็ฐๅฉใฏใใณใใจใใใถใใฎ ใใใ ใชใใใคใใใจใใใงใใใใงใ ใใใใใซใใฟใชใใ ใใใใฏใใใใ
Yes, I think in this case (and often at the end of phrases such as this) the ใจ is an if/whenใจ, rather than a โquoteใจโ or an โandใจโ
If youโre in the mood to read (I didnโt have time today LOL), here is Tofugu on โconditional ใจโ.) Its emphasis seems more on on what might happen, rather than here as what did happen
Itโs discussed her at the end of a loong Ammo with Misa โwhenใจโ
And Kanshudo points out that format, which we see here, of plain form Verb + ใจ = when/ifใจ
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p. 126 ๅใใพใใฎ ็ฐๅฉใงใใใใฃใฑใ ใใฐใใฎ ใใใใฏใใใ ใใฟใฎ ใใใใใใชใใ
I โpuntedโ on ใใ ใใฟ, since ใใๆฐๅณ was in Jisho as โserves him rightโโฆ
And it made sense here about his braggingโฆ
Takoboto on ใใ as short for ใใฎ to indicate an emotional thing (โserves him right!= Emotional opinion)
ๅ่ชๆ
ขใฎ็ฐๅฉใงใใใใฃใฑใใๅใใฎๅใฏใใใๆๅณใฎใใใใใใชใใ
Rough translation:
(Power boastใฎ ็ฐๅฉ)(even if), (in the end) (ghostใฎrumorใฏ) (he got what he deserved= serves him right")(emotionalใฎใใ)(NOT)
Localized interp:
Although Tasuke bragged about his power, in the end he did not deserve what he gotใฎใใ!
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That looks correct to me.
I looked up โJapanese grammar ใใใชโ to find Tofugu on Verbใใ
Itโs the ใพใVerb stem from ใใใโฆ I dunno why itโs not ใใใงใโฆ But it does give rise to your inclusion of โseems to beโ in your interpretation! 
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I havenโt had time to check every question in detail so just jumping in here, but yeah ใใ can be used to mean โseems to beโ for hearsay.
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@soggyboy , I checked them all for youโฆ
I interpreted these garbled questioning incomplete sentences without โamountโ but more to questioning โquality/sourceโ:
ใใใช ใใใ ใ (that face) is (ใ???)
ใใใช ใใใ ใ (this face) is (ใ???)
Oh! What AWR said using โsuch aโ is equivalent
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For this section:
ใใใใใ ใใ ไบบใใใ
the shadow of a person coming from the other way also (noun phrase)
I would keep ใalso attached to the Noun, ไบบใใ
So the English might be
the shadow person also came from the other side
For ใใ โ ใใใฐ, I like sense 1 from Jisho on ใใ best here, โto approachโ
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