Day 32: February 1st
365日にっぽんのいろ図鑑
Time spent: 15 min
Today’s color: 利休鼠 (りきゅうねずみ) - grayish dark green
Such a nice tea-like color! Named for 千利休 (せんのりきゅう), a historical figure known for perfecting the Japanese tea ceremony.
Good words
- 茶人 (ちゃじん) - master of the tea ceremony (can also mean a person with eccentric tastes)
- 侘び (わび) - taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; wabi; enjoyment of a quiet life (what a peaceful word
) - 大成者 (たいせいしゃ) - person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
- 彷彿 (ほうふつ) - (bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past)
- 体現 (たいげん) - personification; impersonation; embodiment
- 安らぐ (やすらぐ) - to feel at ease
まいにち暦生活 日本の暮らしを楽しむ365のコツ
Time spent: 13 min
Today’s reading talked about 余寒 (よかん) - lingering winter - but spring is not too far away 
What else did I read?
囀る鳥は羽ばたかない Vol 1
Amount read: 12 pages
Time spent: 29 min
I’m happy I read anything at all today tbh, was feeling very meh today, but I ended up reading more than I thought I would