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polv · January 10, 2023, 5:03pm

Jan 10, Tue of Week 3 of Winter Q1 2023

SPY x FAMILY Vol.5 Ch.24

Originally, I bought the volume because I think the joke in the preview is OK. Much of the latter chapters here seem to be about school.

うたわれるもの

I just want to pause before a fighting scene.

Interesting words

はなから = from the beginning. Kanji form is 端(はな)から.
もがき苦(くる)しむ = to writhe in agony. The first part is 藻掻(もが)く, literally scratching on seaweed.
どん底(ぞこ) = nadir; rock bottom. Not the vocabulary, but Rendaku tripped me.
続柄(つづきがら) = family relationship. It is really specific for relations / connections. Even in this form (other than 続(つづ)き柄(がら)), the former reading is preferred over 続柄(ぞくがら) (which sounds like from 家族(かぞく)).
間柄(あいだがら) = relationship
勝組(かちぐみ) = winning group (e.g. those who succeed socially). Also, 勝(か)ち組(ぐみ).
都度(つど) = every time; whenever = 毎回(まいかい)
走馬灯(そうまとう) = a revolving lantern; ever-changing scene. Perhaps a lantern has a few pics of running horses?
奔走(ほんそう) = running about; making every effort to
渾身(こんしん) = with one’s whole body; with all one’s might
肝煎(きもい)り = promoting; help of. Like with boldness, and pouring some tea.
陳腐(ちんぷ) = cliched. Like showing of old rotten jokes. First Kanji from 陳列(ちんれつ) / 陳述(ちんじゅつ).
硫化(りゅうか) = sulfide
負債(ふさい) = debt
返済(へんさい) = reimbursement; repayment
服役(ふくえき) = serving labor in prison. Also, 懲役(ちょうえき) = penal servitude. I should have known the latter, but failed partially due to not recognizing エキ.
抄本(しょうほん) = excerpt; abridgement. In context as 戸籍抄本(こせきしょうほん).
水商売(みずしょうばい) = nightlife business. 水(みず) probably refers to お酒(さけ).
不可抗力(ふかこうりょく) = irresistible force; inevitability
最後(さいご)の晩餐(ばんさん) = the Last Supper
馬脚(ばきゃく)を露(あらわ)す = to reveal its true nature. 馬脚(ばきゃく) is horse’s leg; and so become an acting role in a theater… The last part is from 表(あらわ)す, but use leaking Kanji (露出(ろしゅつ)).

SFX

ちまちま = smally well-arranged; tightly packed = ちんまり
のうのう = carefree; live in easy circumstances

Kanji

抄(ショウ)
- ショウ
  - hand-picked excerpt
  - 抄本(しょうほん), 抄録(しょうろく)
渾(コン)
- getting mixed in with the whole body
  - brandish a tsunami
- コン
  - 渾身(こんしん), 雄渾(ゆうこん)
  - 渾然一体(こんぜんいったい), 渾沌(こんとん)
- 渾名(あだな)
奔(ホン) (Level 58)
- running while opening a book (本(ほん)); so page leaves flew
- 奔走(ほんそう), 奔放(ほんぽう)
硫(リュウ) (Level 58)
- sulphur; sulfur
- リュウ
  - 硫化(りゅうか), 硫酸(りゅうさん)
- 硫黄(いおう)

You have found a nice one hiding under 貌. Jisho wouldn’t catch different unicode point, and sometimes alternate Kanji form must not be able to completely replace the original Kanji (?)