Right, read the rest of the week’s portion today (and 3 pages yesterday) and I have some questions and comments.
Page 20
I’m also not sure about this one. I can’t decide if it was more like a banter thing along the lines of “You weren’t called あずさ2号 then?”, but I can’t really get the Japanese to fit anything like that. So I’m probably reading it wrong.
I was also wondering about 旅立つ because I wanted to add that to the vocab sheet, but I realized I wasn’t sure which of the two meanings were used by Hagita. Departing on a trip or departing this life? I assume, from the tone/the following discussion, it is the latter one.
But then I wondered what about the song, which definition is used in the song… Even reading through the lyrics, I’m not sure I’d be able to truly pick one of them, because lyrics are like poems, right? A lot left out, reading between the lines, and I don’t know Japanese music at all.
At least I’m pretty sure which definition Hagita used, but not enough to add it to the spreadsheet…
Page 21
I’m not sure why Kakeru is laughing? I don’t get the またぎ joke (on page 20). Honestly, I only understood it was a joke, not anything more than that. Also Kakeru is super cute when he laughs!
Page 22
If you want to get hungry, put all the bread names into your web search of choice.
Page 24-25
Kakeru! So cute and sweet. And apparently very observant.
I’m seriously enjoying the art of this manga. I especially like how when there is a lot of talk on a page, each person get a different pattern in their bubbles to easily distinguish who says what.
Page 26 (page 12 too)
I know this showed up in the first few pages, but 6組… I’m not entirely sure what that means. Is it the sixth class (meaning there are 5 more classes at that level or something different?)? A way to say 6th grade (this seems unlikely? Since in 6th grade in Sweden is around age 12-13, not 16)?
Predictions! I have been a tiny bit spoilered, as club shepherd I had to look up things and such, but I can ignore all that, so no spoilers in my prediction.
Hmmm… Actually not sure I can predict much. But for some reason Kakeru should probably not have gone with them, so is he allergic to something? Or, he did say he possibly couldn’t go, so he had to do something, maybe that was medical? I don’t know, I’m apparently leaning towards him being sick.
Also, what more is in that letter? I’m so curious! I would not have been able to not read it. Like who could? Naho… read the letter NOW!
Enjoying it a lot so far! Next week can’t come soon enough!