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April 6th
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธๅคช้–ฃ่จ˜ progress: 26.61% // Volume III: 98.94% :japanese_castle:

Almost to the end, but this last chapter is just a little too long to finish today.

Words found in a tree stump

Empty stump today

Character Name List

Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened :thinking:

Volume I: 1535 - 1555

ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใ€Œใฒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€/ ้‡ๅฃฒใ‚Šใ€Œใฏใ‚Šใ†ใ‚Šใ€
Name serving Nobunaga: ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€

Family
ๆœจไธ‹ๅผฅๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใ‚„ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Father
โ€“ โ€“ ไน™่‹ฅใ€ŒใŠใจใ‚ใ‹ใ€- Old friend (serves under ็น”็”ฐ)
็ญ‘้˜ฟๅผฅใ€Œใกใใ‚ใฟใ€ใƒผ Step-father
ๅคงๆ”ฟๆ‰€ใ€ŒใŠใŠใพใ‚“ใฉใ“ใ‚ใ€// also ใŠๅฅˆๅŠ ใ€ŒใŠใชใ‹ใ€ใƒผ Mother
ใŠใคใฟ - Older sister
ๅฐ็ซนใ€Œใ“ใกใใ€- Baby brother
ๅŠ ่—คๆธ…ๆญฃใ€Œใ‹ใจใ† ใใ‚ˆใพใ•ใ€// also ๅผพๆญฃใ€Œใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
โ€“ Married to: ใŠใˆใค (sister of ใŠๅฅˆๅŠ )

Friends & Acquaintances
ไป็Ž‹ใ€ŒใซใŠใ†ใ€- Big kid friend
ๆ–ผ็ฆใ€ŒใŠใตใใ€(Nickname - full name: ็ฆๅคช้ƒŽใ€ŒใตใใŸใ‚ใ€) // ๆฅŠๆ™ฏ็ฆใ€Œใ‚ˆใ†ใ‘ใ„ใตใใ€(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
โ€“ ไบ”้ƒŽๅคงๅคซ ใ€Œใ”ใ‚ ใ ใ‚†ใ†ใ€// ็ฅฅ็‘žใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใšใ„ใ€(Chinese name) - Father
โ€“ ๆขจ็ดใ€Œใ‚Šใใ‚“ใ€- Mother
ๆจๆฌก้ƒŽใ€Œใ™ใฆใ˜ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Previous servant to ไบ”้ƒŽ, later the adoptive father of ๆ–ผ็ฆ, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi

Hachisuka Clan
่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ๅฐๅ…ญใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใ“ใ‚ใใ€(also ๆญฃๅ‹ ใ€Œใพใ•ใ‹ใคใ€) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
โ€“ ไธƒๅ†…ใ€Œใชใชใ„ใ€- Younger brother
โ€“ Married to ๆพๆณขใ€Œใพใคใชใฟใ€
โ€“ โ€“ ไบ€ไธ€ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใกใ€- Son

Retainers:
็จฒ็”ฐๅคง็‚ŠๅŠฉใ€Œใ„ใชใ  ใŠใŠใ„ใฎใ™ใ‘]
้’ๅฑฑๆ–ฐไธƒใ€Œใ‚ใŠใ‚„ใพ ใ—ใ‚“ใ—ใกใ€
้•ทไบ•ๅŠไน‹ไธžใ€ŒใชใŒใ„ ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€
ๆพๅŽŸๅ†…ๅŒ ใ€Œใพใคใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใใฟใ€

Others:
ๅ›ฝๅ‰ใ€Œใใซใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่”ตใ€Œใ‚ใŸใชใน ใฆใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้›ฃๆณขๅ†…่จ˜ใ€Œใชใ‚“ใฐ ใชใ„ใใ€- Spy disguised as a Komuso
ไป็”ฐๅฝฆๅใ€ŒใซใฃใŸ ใฒใ“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ€- Subordinate

(่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ๆญฃๅˆฉใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใพใ•ใจใ—ใ€- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)

Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ–Ž่—ค ้“ไธ‰ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใฉใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€- Head of the Saito clan
โ€“ ๆ–Ž่—ค็พฉ้พใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใ‚ˆใ—ใŸใคใ€(also: ้ซ˜ๆ”ฟใ€ŒใŸใ‹ใพใ•ใ€) - Son

ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰็ง€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ€(common name: ๅๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ในใ„ใ€) - serves under Dosan
โ€“ ๅˆๅธ‚ใ€ŒใพใŸใ„ใกใ€- Underling / foot soldier

ๅ €็”ฐ ้“็ฉบใ€ŒใปใฃใŸ ใฉใ†ใใ†ใ€- Chief retainer
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ…‰ๆ˜ฅใ€Œใ‚„ใธใ„ใ˜ ใฟใคใฏใ‚‰ใ€- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ€“ ๆ˜Žๆ™บๅ…‰ๅฎ‰ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Father
ๆ˜ฅๆ—ฅไธนๅพŒใ€Œใ‹ใ™ใŒ ใŸใ‚“ใ”ใ€- Military commander

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Leader of the Oda clan (Married to the daughter of Saito Dosan)
โ€“ ๅฏๆœˆใ€Œใ†ใฅใใ€- Nobunagaโ€™s faithful, old horse :horse:
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Father and previous leader of the Oda clan
โ€“ โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไธŽไธ‰้ƒŽใ€ŒใŠใ  ใ‚ˆใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€- Younger brother
โ€“ โ€“ ็น”็”ฐไฟก่กŒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใ‹ใคใ€(Other name: ไฟกๆˆใ€Œใฎใถใชใ‚Šใ€) - Son (half-brother to Nobunaga (different mother))

Retainers (Under Nobuhide rule):
ๅนณๆ‰‹ ๆ”ฟ็ง€ใ€Œใฒใ‚‰ใฆ ใพใ•ใฒใงใ€
โ€“ ไบ”้ƒŽๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€(nickname: ไบ”้ƒŽๅทฆใ€Œใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใ€) - First son
โ€“ ็›ฃ็‰ฉใ€Œใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚‚ใคใ€- Second son
โ€“ ็”šๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Third son
โ€“ ้›จๅฎฎๅ‹˜่งฃ็”ฑใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใฟใ‚„ ใ‹ใ’ใ‚†ใ€- Servant
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€(common name: ๆ–ฐไบ”้ƒŽใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ”ใ‚ใ€/ nickname: ไฝๆธกใ€Œใ•ใฉใ†ใ€) (served under Nobunaga too)
โ€“ ็พŽไฝœๅฎˆใ€Œใฟใพใ•ใ‹ใฎใ‹ใฟใ€- Younger brother
้’ๅฑฑ ไฟกๆ˜Œใ€Œใ‚ใŠใ‚„ใพ ใฎใถใพใ•ใ€(common name: ไธŽไธ‰ๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ˆใใ†ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๅ†…่—ค ๅ‹ไป‹ใ€Œใชใ„ใจใ† ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ™ใ‘ / ใ‹ใคใ™ใ‘ใ€

Retainers (Under Nobunaga rule):
ๆŸด็”ฐๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€(Nickname: ๆจฉๅ…ญใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใใ€)

Others:
ๅธ‚ๅทๅคงไป‹ใ€Œใ„ใกใ‹ใ‚ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ‘ใ€- Archery master/instructor
ๅนณ็”ฐไธ‰ไฝใ€Œใฒใ‚‰ใŸ ใ•ใ‚“ใฟใ€- Master of military strategy
ๆต…้‡Žๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Military commander
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Daughter
ใŒใ‚“ใพใ - Former worker/servant, friend of Hideyoshi

Shiba Clan
ๆ–ฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใ€Œใ—ใฐ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚€ใญใ€- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
โ€“ ๆ–ฏๆณข็พฉ้Š€ใ€Œใ—ใฐ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใญใ€- Son

Imagawa Clan
ไปŠๅท็พฉๅ…ƒใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ€- Daimyo

Retainers:
ๆพไธ‹ไน‹็ถฑใ€Œใพใคใ—ใŸ ใ‚†ใใคใชใ€(common name: ๅŠ ๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ‹ใธใ„ใ€)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑŠๅ‰ใ€Œใ„ใฎใŠ ใถใœใ‚“ใ€
ๅคš่ณ€่ƒฝๅ…ซ้ƒŽใ€ŒใŸใŒใฎใ† ใฏใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€(nickname: ่ƒฝๅ…ซใ€Œใฎใ†ใฏใกใ€)

Takeda Clan
ๅคช้ƒŽ็พฉไฟกใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ‚ˆใ—ใฎใถใ€- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)

Non-affiliated
ไธŠๆณ‰ ไฟก็ถฑใ€Œใ‹ใฟใ„ใšใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ€(also: ไธŠๆณ‰ ไผŠๅ‹ขๅฎˆใ€Œใ‹ใฟใ„ใšใฟ ใ„ใ›ใฎใ‹ใฟใ€) - Founder of the ๆ–ฐ้™ฐๆตใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ‹ใ’ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใ€school of Kenjutsu
โ€“ ็–‹็”ฐๅฐไผฏใ€ŒใฒใใŸ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใใ€- Disciple
โ€“ ็ฅžๅพŒไบ”ๅ…ญ้ƒŽใ€Œใ‹ใ‚“ใ” ใ”ใ‚ใใ‚ใ†ใ€- Disciple

ๅกšๅŽŸ ๅœไผใ€Œใคใ‹ใฏใ‚‰ ใผใใงใ‚“ใ€- Kensei; legendary swordsman

Historical People
  • ้˜ฟๅ€ไปฒ้บปๅ‘‚ใ€Œใ‚ใน ใฎ ใชใ‹ใพใ‚ใ€ใƒผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)

  • ็™ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใ€Œใฏใ ใใ‚‡ใ„ใ€ใƒผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็™ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใ€Œใฏใ ใ‚‰ใใฆใ‚“ใ€in Japan. (Late 700s)

  • ้“ๅ…ƒใ€Œใฉใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ€(or ้“ๅ…ƒ็ฆ…ๅธซใ€Œใฉใ†ใ’ใ‚“ ใœใ‚“ใ˜ใ€ใƒผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ „่ฅฟ็ฆ…ๅธซใ€Œใˆใ„ใ•ใ„ ใœใ‚“ใ˜ใ€) (Early / mid 1200s)

  • ็ฉบๆตทใ€Œใใ†ใ‹ใ„ใ€ใƒผ The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: ๅผ˜ๆณ•ๅคงๅธซใ€Œใ“ใ†ใผใ† ใ ใ„ใ—ใ€born as: ไฝไผฏ ็œž้ญšใ€Œใ•ใˆใ ใฎ ใพใŠใ€(late 700s / early 800s)

  • ๆบ้ ผๆ”ฟใ€Œใฟใชใ‚‚ใจ ใฎ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใพใ•ใ€ใƒผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)

  • ๅนณ ้‡็››ใ€ŒใŸใ„ใ‚‰ ใฎ ใ—ใ’ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€ใƒผ Military commander and court noble, claimed to be an ancestor of Oda Nobunaga (Mid-1100s)

  • ๆก“ๆญฆ๏ผˆๅคฉ็š‡๏ผ‰ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€๏ผˆใฆใ‚“ใฎใ†๏ผ‰ใ€ใƒผ 50th Emperor of Japan, claimed to be an ancestor of Taira no Shigemori, thus ancestor to Oda Nobunaga (Mid-Late 700s)

Volume II: 1555 - 1562

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Head of the Oda clan
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟกๅบƒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใ‚ใ€- Older brother
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟก่กŒใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใ‚†ใใ€(also: ไฟกๅ‹ใ€Œใฎใถใ‹ใคใ€) - Younger brother
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ใŠๅธ‚ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใŠใ„ใกใ€- Younger sister

ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€- Hideyoshi (Married to Nene)
โ€“ ๆœจ่‚ก ๆจฉไธ‰ใ€ŒใใพใŸ ใ”ใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€(Nickname: ใ”ใ‚“ใž) - Servant

Military Commanders
ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€
โ€“ ใ“ใฒ - Wife
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Oldest Daughter (Married to Hideyoshi)
โ€“ ใŠใ‚„ๅฑ‹ใ€ŒใŠใ‚„ใ‚„ใ€- Youngest Daughter
ๆŸด็”ฐ ๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€(nickname: ๆจฉๅ…ญใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใใ€)
ๆฑ ็”ฐ ๆ’่ˆˆใ€Œใ„ใ‘ใ  ใคใญใŠใใ€(Common name: ๅ‹ไธ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใ‹ใคใ•ใถใ‚ใ†ใ€)
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใงใ•ใ ใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ็››้‡ใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ—ใ’ใ€(also know as: ๅคงๅญฆใ€Œใ ใ„ใŒใใ€)
ๅฑฑๅฃ ๅฎˆๅญใ€Œใ‚„ใพใใก ใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŸใ‹ใ€(also known as: ๆตท่€ไธžใ€Œใˆใณใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€)
ๆŸ˜ๆค ๅ‹้ก•ใ€Œใคใ’ ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใใ€(also known as: ็Ž„่•ƒใ€Œใ’ใ‚“ใฐใ€)
ๆขถๅท ไธ€็ง€ใ€Œใ‹ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใฒใงใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ไฟก่พฐใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใฎใถใจใใ€
ไฝใ€… ๆ”ฟๆฌกใ€Œใ•ใฃใ• ใพใ•ใคใใ€
ๅฒฉๅฎค ้‡ไผ‘ใ€Œใ„ใ‚ใ‚€ใ‚ ใ—ใ’ใ‚„ใ™ใ€
็ฐ—็”ฐ ๆ”ฟ็ถฑใ€Œใ‚„ใชใ  ใพใ•ใคใชใ€(also known as: ๅผฅไบŒๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚„ใ˜ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆฏ›ๅˆฉ ่‰ฏๅ‹ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใคใ€
ไธญๅท ้‡ๆ”ฟใ€Œใชใ‹ใŒใ‚ ใ—ใ’ใพใ•ใ€

Retainers
ไฝไน…้–“ ็››ๆ”ฟใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใ‚‚ใ‚Šใพใ•ใ€(nickname: ็Ž„่•ƒใ€Œใ’ใ‚“ใฐใ€)
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆˆใ€Œใ‚‚ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใชใ‚Šใ€(Other name: ไธ‰ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ•ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
โ€“ ่˜ญไธธใ€Œใ‚‰ใ‚“ใพใ‚‹ใ€- Son
ๆปๅท ไธ€็›Šใ€ŒใŸใใŒใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ™ใ€(Common name: ๅฝฆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใฒใ“ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)

Others
ๅฑฑๆทต ๅณ่ฟ‘ใ€Œใ‚„ใพใถใก ใ†ใ“ใ‚“ใ€- Magistrate
โ€“ ๅฑฑๆทต ็พฉ้ ใ€Œใ‚„ใพใถใก ใ‚ˆใ—ใจใŠใ€- Father (Chief Vassal)
้“ๅฎถ ๆธ…ๅ้ƒŽใ€Œใฉใ†ใ‘ ใ›ใ„ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Wealthy farmer and lord

ๆˆธ้ƒจ ๆ–ฐๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใจใน ใ—ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Castle commander
ๆฐด้‡Ž ๅธฏๅˆ€ใ€Œใฟใšใฎ ใŸใฆใ‚ใใ€- Castle Guard
ๆœ้ƒจ ไธ€ๅฟ ใ€Œใฏใฃใจใ‚Š ใ‹ใšใŸใ ใ€(also called: ๅฐๅนณๅคชใ€Œใ“ใธใ„ใŸใ€) - Samurai

Maeda Clan
Military Commanders
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(childhood name: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€)
โ€“ ไฝ่„‡ ่‰ฏไน‹ใ€Œใ•ใ‚ใ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚†ใ‘ใ€(also known as: ่—คๅ…ซ้ƒŽใ€Œใจใ†ใฏใกใ‚ใ†ใ€) - Younger brother

Saito Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ–Ž่—ค ็พฉ้พใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใ‚ˆใ—ใ•ใคใ€(also: ้ซ˜ๆ”ฟใ€ŒใŸใ‹ใพใ•ใ€)
โ€“ ๅญซๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใพใ”ใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Brother
โ€“ ๅ–œๅนณๆฌกใ€Œใใธใ„ใ˜ใ€- Brother
โ€“ ๆ–Ž่—ค ้“ไธ‰ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใฉใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€- Father

Akechi Clan
Military Commanders
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰็ง€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ€(common name: ๅๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ในใ„ใ€)
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰ๅฎ‰ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Also the adoptive father of Jyubei
โ€“ ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ็ง€ๆบ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฒใงใฟใคใ€- Son, and retainer to Jyubei

Imagawa Clan
ไปŠๅท ็พฉๅ…ƒใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ€- Daimyo
โ€“ ไปŠๅท ๆฐ็œŸใ€Œใ„ใพใŒใ‚ ใ†ใ˜ใ–ใญใ€- Son, and heir to the Imagawa clan
โ€“ ๅคชๅŽŸ ้›ชๆ–Žใ€ŒใŸใ„ใ’ใ‚“ ใ›ใฃใ•ใ„ใ€- Uncle, military advisor and monk

Military Commanders
ไผŠไธน ๅบท็›ดใ€Œใ„ใŸใฟ ใ‚„ใ™ใชใŠใ€(also known as: ๆจฉ้˜ฟๅผฅใ€Œใ”ใ‚“ใ‚ใฟใ€)
ๅบตๅŽŸ ๅฟ ็ธใ€Œใ„ใฏใ‚‰ ใŸใ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€(also known as: ๅฐ†็›ฃใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆ–Ž่—ค ๅˆฉๆพ„ใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใจใ—ใšใฟใ€(also known as: ๆŽƒ้ƒจไป‹ใ€Œใ‹ใถใฎใ™ใ‘ใ€)
้–ขๅฃ ๆฐ็ตŒใ€Œใ›ใใใก ใ†ใ˜ใคใญใ€
ๅฏŒๆฐธ ๆฐ็นใ€ŒใจใฟใชใŒ ใ†ใ˜ใ—ใ’ใ€(also known as: ไผฏ่€†ๅฎˆใ€Œใปใ†ใใฎใ‹ใฟใ€)

Others
ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใ€ŒใจใใŒใ‚ ใ„ใˆใ‚„ใ™ใ€(Childhood name: ็ซนๅƒไปฃใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใกใ‚ˆใ€// Other name: ๅ…ƒๅบทใ€Œใ‚‚ใจใ‚„ใ™ใ€) - Retainer
โ€“ ็ฏ‰ๅฑฑใ€Œใคใใ‚„ใพใ€- Wife
โ€“ ๆฆŠๅŽŸ ๅฟ ๆ”ฟใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใ ใพใ•ใ€- Vassal
โ€“ ็Ÿณๅท ๆ•ฐๆญฃใ€Œใ„ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ•ใ€- Loyal follower
ๆœๆฏ”ๅฅˆ ไธป่จˆใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฒใช ใ‹ใšใˆใ€- Samurai
ไบ•ไผŠ ็›ด็››ใ€Œใ„ใ„ ใชใŠใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€- Retainer

Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็”ฐ ไฟก็Ž„ใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ—ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ€- Daimyo

Asakura Clan
ๆœๅ€‰ ็พฉๆ™ฏใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใใ‚‰ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใ’ใ€- Daimyo

Sakai Clan
Military Commanders
้…’ไบ• ๆญฃ่ฆชใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใ„ ใพใ•ใกใ‹ใ€(also known as: ไธŽๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€)

Matsudaira Clan
Military Commanders
ๆพๅนณ ่ฆชไฟŠใ€Œใพใคใ ใ„ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใจใ—ใ€(also known as: ๅทฆ้ฆฌๅŠฉใ€Œใ•ใพใฎใ™ใ‘ใ€)
ๆ‰ๆตฆ ๅ‰่ฒžใ€Œใ™ใŽใ†ใ‚‰ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ•ใ ใ€(also known as: ๅ…ซ้ƒŽไบ”้ƒŽใ€Œใฏใกใ‚ใ†ใ”ใ‚ใ†ใ€)

Miyoshi Clan
ไธ‰ๅฅฝ ้•ทๆ…ถใ€Œใฟใ‚ˆใ— ใชใŒใ‚ˆใ—ใ€- Head of the Miyoshi clan

Retainers
ๆพๆฐธ ๅผพๆญฃ ไน…็ง€ใ€ŒใพใคใชใŒ ใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ† ใฒใ•ใฒใงใ€

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
่ถณๅˆฉ ็พฉ่ผใ€Œใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใŒ ใ‚ˆใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ€- 13th Shogun of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ๆ™ดๅ…ƒใ€Œใปใใ‹ใ‚ ใฏใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใจใ€- 34th Kanrei of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate

Non-affiliated
้ตœๆฎฟ ็”šไธƒใ€Œใ†ใฉ (ใฎ) ใ˜ใ‚“ใ—ใกใ€- Mountain priest (Yamabushi)

Volume III: 1562 - 15??
(Currently 1569/70)

Oda Clan
็น”็”ฐ ไฟก้•ทใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใชใŒใ€- Leader of the Oda Clan
โ€“ ็น”็”ฐ ไฟก็ง€ใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฎใถใฒใงใ€- Father (previous leader of the Oda Clan)

ๆœจไธ‹ ่—คๅ‰้ƒŽใ€Œใใฎใ—ใŸ ใจใ†ใใกใ‚ใ†ใ€(Nickname: ็Œฟใ€Œใ•ใ‚‹ใ€) - Hideyoshi
โ€“ ๅฏงๅญใ€Œใญใญใ€- Wife
( โ€“ โ€“ ๆต…้‡Ž ๅˆๅณ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใฎ ใพใŸใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Father)
( โ€“ โ€“ ใŠใ‚„ๅฑ‹ใ€ŒใŠใ‚„ใ‚„ใ€- Younger sister)
โ€“ ๆœจ่‚ก ๆจฉไธ‰ใ€ŒใใพใŸ ใ”ใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€(Nickname: ใ”ใ‚“ใž) - Servant
โ€“ ใŠใคใฟ - Older sister

Military Commanders
ๆŸด็”ฐ ๅ‹ๅฎถใ€Œใ—ใฐใŸ ใ‹ใคใ„ใˆใ€
ไฝไน…้–“ ไฟก็››ใ€Œใ•ใใพ ใฎใถใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€
ๆž— ็ง€่ฒžใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใ— ใฒใ ใ•ใ ใ€
ๆปๅท ไธ€็›Šใ€ŒใŸใใŒใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ™ใ€
่…ๅฑ‹ ้•ท้ ผใ€Œใ™ใŒใ‚„ ใชใŒใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€
็น”็”ฐ ๅบƒ่‰ฏใ€ŒใŠใ  ใฒใ‚ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€(cousin to Nobunaga)
ๅ‰็”ฐ ๅˆฉๅฎถใ€Œใพใˆใ  ใจใ—ใ„ใˆใ€(also called: ็Šฌๅƒไปฃใ€Œใ„ใฌใกใ‚ˆใ€)
ๅทๅฃ ๅฎ—ๅ‹ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใใก ใ‚€ใญใ‹ใคใ€(Common name: ไน…ๅŠฉใ€Œใใ‚…ใ†ใ™ใ‘ใ€)
ๆ—ฅๆฏ”้‡Ž ๅ…ญๅคงๅคซใ€Œใฒใณใฎ ใ‚ใใ ใ‚†ใ†ใ€
ๆขถ็”ฐ ็›ด็นใ€Œใ‹ใ˜ใŸ ใชใŠใ—ใ’ใ€(also called: ้šผไบบใ€Œใฏใ‚„ใจใ€)
ๆพๅŽŸ ๅ†…ๅŒ ใ€Œใพใคใฐใ‚‰ ใŸใใฟใ€
ๅ €ๅฐพ ๅ‰ๆ™ดใ€Œใปใ‚ŠใŠ ใ‚ˆใ—ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ่Œ‚ๅŠฉใ€Œใ‚‚ใ™ใ‘ใ€)
โ€“ ๅ €ๅฐพ ๆณฐๆ™ดใ€Œใปใ‚ŠใŠ ใ‚„ใ™ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ๅ‰ไน…ใ€Œใ‚ˆใ—ใฒใ•ใ€) - Father
ๆฃฎ ๅฏๆˆใ€Œใ‚‚ใ‚Š ใ‚ˆใ—ใชใ‚Šใ€(also called: ไธ‰ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใ•ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€)
ๆ˜Žๆ™บ ๅ…‰็ง€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‘ใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ€(also known as: ๅๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ในใ„ใ€)
้ฃฏๅฐพ ๅฐšๆธ…ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใฎใŠ ใฒใ•ใใ‚ˆใ€
ๆฑ ็”ฐ ๆ’่ˆˆใ€Œใ„ใ‘ใ  ใคใญใŠใใ€
่’ฒ็”Ÿ ๆฐ้ƒทใ€ŒใŒใ‚‚ใ† ใ†ใ˜ใ•ใจใ€
่’ๆœจ ๆ‘้‡ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚‰ใ ใ‚€ใ‚‰ใ—ใ’ใ€

Matsudaira Clan โ†’ name change to โ†’ Tokugawa Clan
ๆพๅนณ ๅ…ƒๅบทใ€Œใพใคใ ใ„ใ‚‰ ใ‚‚ใจใ‚„ใ™ใ€(name change: ๅพณๅท ๅฎถๅบทใ€ŒใจใใŒใ‚ ใ„ใˆใ‚„ใ™ใ€) - Leader of the Matsudaira Clan
โ€“ ็ซนๅƒไปฃใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใกใ‚ˆใ€- Eldest son

Military Commanders
็Ÿณๅท ๆ•ฐๆญฃใ€Œใ„ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‹ใšใพใ•ใ€
้…’ไบ• ๅฟ ๆฌกใ€Œใ•ใ‹ใ„ ใŸใ ใคใใ€

Hachisuka Clan
่œ‚้ ˆ่ณ€ ๆญฃๅ‹ใ€Œใฏใกใ™ใ‹ ใพใ•ใ‹ใคใ€(also called: ๅฐๅ…ญใ€Œใ“ใ‚ใใ€// new name because itโ€™s a new year so why not, letโ€™s have a new name: ๅฝฆๅณ่ก›้–€ ๆญฃๅ‹ใ€Œใฒใ“ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ ใพใ•ใ‹ใค) - Leader of the Hachisuka clan
โ€“ ๆพๆณขใ€Œใพใคใชใฟใ€- Wife
โ€“ ไบ€ไธ€ใ€Œใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใกใ€- Eldest son
โ€“ ๅˆๅ้ƒŽใ€ŒใพใŸใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ€- Cousin

ๆธก่พบ ๅคฉ่”ตใ€Œใ‚ใŸใชใน ใฆใ‚“ใžใ†ใ€- Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้•ทไบ• ๅŠไน‹ไธžใ€ŒใชใŒใ„ ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Retainer

Ujiie Clan
ๆฐๅฎถ ็›ดๅ…ƒใ€Œใ†ใ˜ใ„ใˆ ใชใŠใ‚‚ใจใ€- Military Commander

Takeda Clan
ๆญฆ็”ฐ ็พฉ็ตฑใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใ  ใ‚ˆใ—ใšใฟ ๏ผ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‚€ใญใ€- Military Commander

Kanbe Clan
ๅฑฑ่ทฏ ๅผพๆญฃใ€Œใ‚„ใพใ˜ ใ ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€- Military Commander

Date Clan
ไผŠ้” ๆ”ฟๅฎ—ใ€Œใ ใฆ / ใ„ใ ใฆ ใพใ•ใ‚€ใญใ€(also know as: ็‹ฌ็œผ้พใ€Œใ ใใŒใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใ€(one-eyed dragon) - Leader of the Date clan

Miyoshi Clan
ๅๆฒณ ๅญ˜ไฟใ€Œใใ”ใ† ใพใ•ใ‚„ใ™ใ€- Military Commander

Mino Province
ๅคงๆฒข ๆฌก้ƒŽๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€ŒใŠใŠใ•ใ‚ ใ˜ใ‚ใ†ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€(nickname: ่™Žใ€Œใจใ‚‰ใ€) - Lord of Unuma Castle
ๆ–Ž่—ค ้พ่ˆˆใ€Œใ•ใ„ใจใ† ใŸใคใŠใใ€- Daimyo

Military Commanders
ไธ็ ด ๅ…‰ๆฒปใ€Œใตใ‚ ใฟใคใฏใ‚‰ใ€(also called: ๅนณๅ››้ƒŽใ€Œใธใ„ใ—ใ‚ใ†ใ€)
ๅฎ‰่—ค ๅฎšๆฒปใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ† ใ•ใ ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ็ฏ„ไฟŠใ€Œใฎใ‚Šใจใ—ใ€)
็ซนไธญ ้‡ๆฒปใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใชใ‹ ใ—ใ’ใฏใ‚‹ใ€(also called: ๅŠๅ…ต่ก›ใ€Œใฏใ‚“ในใˆใ€)
โ€“ ็ซนไธญ ๅ–„ๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€ŒใŸใ‘ใชใ‹ ใœใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€- Subordinate

Aki Province
็ฆๅณถ ๅธ‚ๆพใ€Œใตใใ—ใพ ใ„ใกใพใคใ€- Son of Hideyoshiโ€™s aunt

Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate
็ดฐๅท ่—คๅญใ€Œใปใใ‹ใ‚ ใตใ˜ใŸใ‹ใ€(also known as: ๅนฝๆ–Žใ€Œใ‚†ใ†ใ•ใ„ใ€) - Military Commander
ๆœๅ€‰ ็พฉๆ™ฏใ€Œใ‚ใ•ใใ‚‰ ใ‚ˆใ—ใ‹ใ’ใ€- Military Commander

Unaffiliated
ๆต็“Šใ€Œใˆใ‘ใ„ใ€- Travelling monk
ๅฐพๅทž ้ขจๅฎขใ€Œใณใ—ใ‚…ใ† ใตใ†ใใ‚ƒใใ€- Mountain Hermit
ๅƒๅˆฉไผ‘ใ€Œใ›ใ‚“ใฎใ‚Šใใ‚…ใ†ใ€- Ultimate tea master
ๆ›ฝๅ‘‚ๅˆฉ ๆ–ฐๅทฆ่ก›้–€ใ€Œใใ†ใ‚Š ใ—ใ‚“ใ–ใˆใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ€(also know as: ๆ‰ๆœฌใ€Œใ™ใŽใ‚‚ใจใ€) ใƒผ Scabbard maker

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4ๆœˆ6ๆ—ฅ

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Todayโ€™s reading: ใƒใƒ”ใƒใ‚น pg 43-65

iโ€™m reading at too quick of a pace :sweat_smile: this volume is only gonna last me a week lol

New vocab

Word Reading Example Meaning
ๅ‚ท ใใš ใ†ใ‚“ ใพใ‚ๅ‚ทใฏๅคงใ—ใŸใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ wound
ๅ–‰ใŒๆธ‡ใ ใฎใฉใŒใ‹ใ‚ใ ใ™ใ”ใๅ–‰ใŒๆธ‡ใใฃใฆ่จ€ใฃใฆใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉ to be thirsty
้ฃŸๆฌฒ ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ‚ˆใ ้ฃŸๆฌฒ็„กใ„ใ‹๏ผŸ appetite
่ฅฒใ† ใŠใใ† ่žใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ€‚ใชใ‚“ใ‹่ฅฒใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚“ใ ใฃใฆ๏ผŸ to attack
ใ‚ฆใ‚ฑใ‚‹ ใ†ใ‘ใ‚‹ ใ‚ใฃใกใ‚ƒใ‚ฆใ‚ฑใ‚‹๏ผ to be amused by/to find funny
ๅŒ‚ใ„ ใซใŠใ„ ใชใ‚“ใ ๏ผŸใ“ใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใ€‚ใ€‚ smell (usually negative)
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April 5-6 :heavy_check_mark: :european_castle: :evergreen_tree:

ใ‹ใŒใฟใฎๅญคๅŸŽ, 13-20%
็ฅžๅŽปใชใ‚ใชใ‚ๆ—ฅๅธธ, 20-33%

Reading two books every day necessarily means Iโ€™m reading both more slowly than I would if I was reading them exclusively, so even if my daily page average is actually higher than last month, it feels like Iโ€™m barely making progress. :sweat_smile:

ใ‹ใŒใฟใฎๅญคๅŸŽ is boring me but Iโ€™m persevering. Judging from reviews, it will get way more tedious before it gets interesting, but so be it. Iโ€™m determined to listen to the whole twenty hours of it.

็ฅžๅŽปใชใ‚ใชใ‚ๆ—ฅๅธธ on the other hand is everything I was hoping for and much more. :smiley:

Tomorrow I may take a break from one or both of those and start ๅ››็•ณๅŠ็ฅž่ฉฑๅคง็ณป a day ahead of the club. Iโ€™m very curious if the current Natively level (43!) is appropriate. I havenโ€™t read anything harder than L39, and Iโ€™m not even sure where the extra difficulty would lie in a book in the 40s. I guess Iโ€™ll find out soon enough.

Also keeping a close eye on the Mystery Club poll over at Natively. The way things are looking now, Iโ€™ll have to sit out the next pick too, this time because Iโ€™ve already read the book.

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6/04/2023 :fairy: Home Post Link

Itโ€™s 11pm here and I was so scared of losing the streak. Motivational was hard to find, but we made it!

I read a news story about ๅƒ่‘‰ใƒƒใƒˆใƒžใƒณ from Satori Reader today. Itโ€™s the 3rd article from a series called โ€œNewsโ€

By the time I read two sentences, I forgot all about motivation and ended up enjoying it. To be fair, I think that was possible only because it was one of the easiest piece Iโ€™ve read on Satori Reader so far.

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April 6th!

Today I started reading the first Volume of Chiโ€™s Sweet Home. Other than having to concentrate a bit to parse the babytalk, it was a fun and simple read, so I ended up reading the first 10 chapters!

(Home Post)

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Apr 6, Thu of Week 2 of Spring Q2 2023 :cherry_blossom:

  • ใ†ใ‚‰ใ‚‰่ฟท่ทฏๅธ– Vol.5 (0-18%)

  • ใ“ใ“ใ‚ ๅค็›ฎๆผฑ็Ÿณ Ch.1-4

Short chapters, but maybe some vocabularies.

  • ใ†ใŸใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎ : ไบŒไบบใฎ็™ฝ็š‡
Words of the day
  • ใ›ใฃใ›ใจ = diligently; assiduously. ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใ€็†ฑๅฟƒ.
  • ๆญฏ(ใฏ)ใŒใ‚†ใ„ = frustrating; vexing = ๆญฏ็—’(ใฏใŒใ‚†)ใ„
  • ๅ‡บ(ใง)ใ—ใ‚ƒใฐใ‚‹ = to butt in; to be meddlesome
  • ๅˆ‡(ใ)ใ‚Šๅฃฒ(ใ†)ใ‚Š = selling oneself. Itโ€™s that meaning in context.
  • ๆทฑ้…’(ใตใ‹ใ–ใ‘) = heavy drinking
  • ็ฏ€ๅบฆ(ใ›ใคใฉ) = moderation
  • ๆฒˆๅŸ(ใกใ‚“ใŽใ‚“) = pondering (silently). Has Furigana. The second Kanji also in ๅŸๅ‘ณ(ใŽใ‚“ใฟ) (= close examination).
  • ็„ก่Š(ใถใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†) = boredom. Has Furigana.
  • ่ถ…็„ถ(ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใœใ‚“)ใจ = aloof; disinterested. Has Furigana.
  • ๆ”พๆผซ(ใปใ†ใพใ‚“) = laxity; indiscreet. Has Furigana.
  • ็•ท(ใชใ‚ใฆ) = footpath between rice field. Has Furigana. Another word is ใ‚ใœ้“(ใฟใก).
  • ๅทฅ้ข(ใใ‚ใ‚“) = managing (to raise money)
  • ็„ก็‚บ(ใ‚€ใ„) = inactivity
  • ๅพ—ๅฟƒ(ใจใใ—ใ‚“) = being convinced of
  • ่ฆ‹็ฉ(ใฟใค)ใ‚‚ใ‚Š = estimate; valuation
  • ๆ‹…ไฟ(ใŸใ‚“ใฝ) = a guarantee for loan
  • ๅ…ซ็™พ้•ท(ใ‚„ใŠใกใ‚‡ใ†) = a staged match; a fixed game. It seems that some ๅ…ซ็™พๅฑ‹(ใ‚„ใŠใ‚„)ใ•ใ‚“ made such fixed matches in the past.
  • ๆ„ๆฐ—ๆšใ€…(ใ„ใใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚ˆใ†) = high and proud in spirit; triumphant mood
  • ๅฝขๅ‹ข้€†่ปข(ใ‘ใ„ใ›ใ„ใŽใ‚ƒใใฆใ‚“) = situation reverses itself
  • ่ฆ‹(ใฟ)ใ‹ใ‘ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‰ใš = in contrast to oneโ€™s appearance
  • ๅฏ่€ณ(ใญใฟใฟ)ใซๆฐด(ใฟใš) = bolt from the blue; great surprise
  • ่ƒฝ้ข(ใฎใ†ใ‚ใ‚“)ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช้ก”(ใ‹ใŠ) = a deadpan face; a face that presents no emotion like a Noh mask
  • ็ฒ—ๅ“(ใใ—ใช) = (hum) my plain gift
  • ๆ„šๆฏ(ใใใ) = (hum) my foolish son
  • ๆ‹™ๅฎ…(ใ›ใฃใŸใ) = (hum) my wretched house
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:cherry_blossom: Day 6, 4 ๆœˆ 6 ๆ—ฅ :herb:

:open_book: Back to my Home Post

Read through the example dialogs in Tobira chapter 1, the ones youโ€™re supposed to model the exercises after. There really is so much to read in this textbook, much different from Genki. I enjoy it, but Iโ€™m glad I decided against doing many of the exercises.

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4ๆœˆ6ๆ—ฅ
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:two_hearts: ๅฝผ first love vol.1 (p.26 โ†’ p.100)
I had a little bit more time today, so I read like half the manga in one sitting. I am still not sure what I should think about the story so far. There is espacially one situation which I think I would have found romantic when I was younger. But now it kind of disturbs meโ€ฆ
But I have the first 7 (or so) volumes here (I bought them a looong time ago when it was on sale because I liked the drawing style), so I will keep reading anyway.

Words of the day
ๆ…‹ๅบฆ(ใŸใ„ใฉ) - attitude, behaviour
็…ง(ใฆ)ใ‚Œใ‚‹ - to be shy

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:bookmark: Home post // April 6 :cherry_blossom: :blossom:

ใƒป่–ฌๅฑ‹ใฎใฒใจใ‚Šใ”ใจ 4 (24% โ†’ 32%)

More furigana words tickling my funny bone:

Word Reading Furigana Meaning
ๆ•ทๅธƒ ใ—ใใต ใ‚ทใƒผใƒ„ sheet, sheeting
้…’็ฒพ ใ—ใ‚…ใ›ใ„ ใ‚ขใƒซใ‚ณใƒผใƒซ (ethyl) alcohol, spirits of wine
ๆžœๅฎŸๆฐด ๏ผŸ ใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใ‚น juice?
้šŠๅ•† ใŸใ„ใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒฉใƒใƒณ caravan (of merchants)
ๅธณ้ข ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ‚“ ใƒŽใƒผใƒˆ notebook, account book, register

I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve seen ๆžœๅฎŸๆฐด as a word before and it doesnโ€™t have an entry in my yomichan setup either.

Story comments: Maomaoโ€™s foster father/grand uncle(? she didnโ€™t elaborate) is visiting the palace. Medical expert, going to help pregnant lady deliver baby because it seems like a feet-first case, and that can apparently be dangerous to the mother. Also the villain from volume 1 or 2 showed up :eyes: Sheโ€™s definitely going to kidnap Maomao. I was hoping the talk between the main characters would take place first, but so far theyโ€™ve only agreed to have that talk happen soon-ish :face_exhaling: Come on now, I need to see development :pouting_cat:

Iโ€™m definitely going to fall asleep while reading in bed, so Iโ€™m doing a power move of posting before that happens, nyohoho :smirk_cat: Will include any further reading in tomorrowโ€™s update instead.

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Didnโ€™t post yesterday as I was in the Jordanian desert (Wadi Rum). Lots of driving today to reach the Dead Sea (in a bus so I could read).

5/4 8 pages ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ‰ใƒผใƒใ‚ฆใ‚น
6/4 41 pages ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ‰ใƒผใƒใ‚ฆใ‚น(finished volume 7, started volume 8), 4 pages ๅคœใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง (finished chapter 5), 2 pages Spy Family

Tomorrow Iโ€™m driving to the north of Jordan for a night. Self driving so reading may suffer.

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April 6th Day 6 :cherry_blossom: :cat2:

Home post :books:

ๅคขๅๅคœ (2/10 dreams)

Read dream 2 of ๅคขๅๅคœ today, and I must admit I am very confused. This was a rather difficult read, took me a while to figure out what was happening. Iโ€™ll have to re-read it tomorrow again.

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:cherry_blossom:April 6:cherry_blossom:
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:video_game:ไบŒใƒŽๅ›ฝ็™ฝใ่–็ฐใฎๅฅณ็Ž‹ใƒป่ฉฆ็ทดใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€็ฒพ้œŠใฎ็ฅžๆฎฟใธ่กŒใ“ใ†๏ผ
I was going to read more of the dictionary today, but I had other things I had to get done since Easter is coming up :upside_down_face:. ใ‚ทใ‚บใ‚ฏ is probably my favorite character so far, and his expressions always make me laugh. Plus sometimes heโ€™s doing random stuff in the background during cutscenes. His voice was a bit tough to get used to as he speaks more like a normal person and less like a character in a video game (mumbles, slurs words, and speaks quickly). A lot of video game companions can get annoying (glances at Navi from Ocarina of Time), but ใ‚ทใ‚บใ‚ฏ remains funny and engaging so far. I hope that doesnโ€™t change.

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ใƒป๏ผ”ๆœˆ๏ผ–ๆ—ฅใƒป

The storms are on a weekly schedule here in Texas, it seems. Every Thur and/or Fri, there has been rain, ever since that storm that made the utility pole right outside the shop lean dangerously. (Thatโ€™s long since been fixed, by the wayโ€”replaced and the snapped phone line fixed soon after the neighboring telephone-only poles went down, and those two have long since been removed, but still not replaced despite the little flags and spray paint marks indicating plans to. Itโ€™s been what, a month, almost?) (Actually, there was just a thunderstorm Tues/Wed night, and I think thatโ€™s the first time weโ€™ve got rain outside the schedule.)

I forgot Tatami Galaxy is starting on Saturday. Iโ€™ll have to decide whether Iโ€™ll start it on time and slow down on Summer Cider or start it late and continue trying to finish Summer Cider within two weeks. tbh Iโ€™m a bit scared of people complaining about this book too since itโ€™s also supposed to be a wild ride, though I donโ€™t know if itโ€™s magical realism (really all I know about it is a friend likes the anime, and when I told her about ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ and that the next pick is Tatami Galaxy, her reaction was that she was excited for me to read it but hoped the club didnโ€™t complain about it too lolโ€”and also that she found a Chinese translation of ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ and wanted to read it).

all 42 pages of ใ‚ตใƒžใƒผใ‚ตใ‚คใƒ€ใƒผ ch 3, leaving off on pg 152

So in 2.43, the breaks that werenโ€™t just a single line would be demarcated with an asterisk ๏ผŠ, but in this book, an image of soda pop bubbles is used, suiting the title. Until now, they were just the outlines, but in this chapter, theyโ€™re shaded in grey. Also, the POV character has changed from Mizu to Miura! I wonder if weโ€™ll get a Megumi POV chapter too, then. Itโ€™s looking like itโ€™s a thing that Kabei-sensei writes in first person with female POV characters and third person with male ones. (Actually, now that I think of it, I canโ€™t remember if she did the same with the short stories from Itokoโ€™s and Ibaraโ€™s POVsโ€ฆ) When I translate, Iโ€™m sticking with one or the other.

Honestly, Iโ€™m not seeing how thereโ€™s a ไธ‰่ง’้–ขไฟ‚โ€”โ€”this even made me look it up on Goo to make sure it does just mean โ€œlove triangle,โ€ and it does. One leg is Miura/Mizu, and youโ€™d expect the other to be Megumi/Mizu, but thereโ€™sโ€ฆ nothing. Sure Iโ€™m not even halfway through yet, but still, the summary says that โ€œat the center of their love triangle lies the secret to the mysterious death of their homeroom teacher last year,โ€ so youโ€™d still expect there to at least be something. Honestly thereโ€™s way more support for the other leg being Megumi/Miura, but considering that would be gayโ€ฆ it ainโ€™t likely. I generally donโ€™t care for love triangles, so Iโ€™m not mad about it not being a big thing, Iโ€™m just a lil confused.

Okay so now a couple people have said that Megumi likes Mizu, but thereโ€™s been nothing from Megumi himself so far to indicate that. The first person to say it was a teacher, and I didnโ€™t put much stock in it since sheโ€™s an outsider, but now Miuraโ€™s saying it. I hope we do get either actual indication from him or him denying liking her at some point, because right now Iโ€™m just sorta like, โ€œUh, okay then.โ€

I actually wasnโ€™t sure Iโ€™d finish this chapter today since Iโ€™m tired from work. But lately Iโ€™ve been reading in EN (sometimes a lot) on top of whatever Iโ€™ve been reading JP, and today I just cut that out and somehow managed it. I need to find out what happens, itโ€™s killing me only being able to read ~45 pages a day.

Some vocab of note:

ใ‚ขใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚ผใƒŸ [n.] large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata)
้ขๆ˜ ใ‚†ใ„ (ใŠใ‚‚ใฏใ‚†ใ„) [ใ„-adj.] embarrassed; self-conscious; abashed; bashful
ๆš—้ป™ใฎไบ†่งฃ (ใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚‚ใใฎใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„) [expression, n.] tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
่ฆณ้Ÿณ้–‹ใ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใฎใ‚“ใณใ‚‰ใ) double doors opening from the center. This got furigana in the book, but not the ใณใ‚‰ part.
ๅคœ็›ฒ (ใ‚„ใ‚‚ใ†) [n.] night blindness. Short for ๅคœ็›ฒ็—‡.
้กฐ่น™ใ‚’่ฒทใ† (ใฒใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใใ‚’ใ‹ใ†) [expression, ใ‚ขไบ”] to be frowned upon; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease; to disgust
่ทชใ (ใฒใ–ใพใšใ) [่‡ชใ‚ซไบ”] to kneel
ใตใ„ใซใ™ใ‚‹ [expression, ใ™ใ‚‹-verb] to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
ใƒ‹ใ‚ฑใƒ„ [slang, n., ใ™ใ‚‹-verb] riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)

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Curious what the complaints might be. Do you have any details? (note that I havenโ€™t read any of it yet - will probably start today, I feel a bit of a responsibility as the host, you see- but Iโ€™ve watched a few episodes of the anime and it looked like a lot of fun). Not sure if Iโ€™d call it magical realism, probably not, but it does have some elements, it seems.

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No, I donโ€™t know anything about it, itโ€™s just that when I told my friend who is familiar with it about ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’็›—ใ‚€่€…ใฏ and how some people in the club complained about it being fantasy/magical realism despite presumably knowing from the concept that thatโ€™s what it is and then that we were reading Tatami Galaxy next, her reaction was along the lines of, โ€œHm, well I hope those people donโ€™t complain about Tatami Galaxy too if they decide to pick it up,โ€ which immediately worried me. Not about my own enjoyment of the book, but that this will be the second in a row where I ignore the club and read it on my own, if she felt the two similar enough, whether by vibes or whatever else

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:cherry_blossom: :tulip: ๏ผ”ๆœˆ๏ผ–ๆ—ฅ :tulip: :cherry_blossom: (Home Post Link)

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  • ๅ››ๆœˆใฏๅ›ใฎๅ™“ ch 6

Word(s) of the Day:
ๅ›ใ๏ผˆใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใ๏ผ‰ใƒผ whispering
่ณขๆ˜Ž๏ผˆใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚ใ„๏ผ‰ใƒผ wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudentโ€‹
ๅ‰ไปฃๆœช่ž๏ผˆใ›ใ‚“ใ ใ„ใฟใ‚‚ใ‚“๏ผ‰ใƒผ unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
้Ÿณ็ฌฆ๏ผˆใŠใ‚“ใท๏ผ‰ใƒผ musical note
ๆฎดใ‚Šๅˆใ„๏ผˆใชใใ‚Šใ‚ใ„๏ผ‰ใƒผ fist fight

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Ah, okay, I see. Thanks for the extra info. :+1:
Why ignore the club if you still want to read the book though? Some people will like a book and some people will complain about it, thatโ€™s absolutely normal and more or less happens every time. Looking forward to reading with you!

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:books: :blossom: softlyrainingโ€™s blossoming book stack :cherry_blossom: :open_book:

April 6th

:orange_square: NANA 1 (57% โ†’ 62%)

Another tiring day, and another tiny read.

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We set up a discussion thread for the book, and we discussed dream 2 in detail, if youโ€™re interested in having a look and/or participating? Iโ€˜ve meanwhile finished the book but I was so busy that I didnโ€™t manage to comment. Will do so next week, probably.

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FWIW, my complaint was not โ€œitโ€™s fantasyโ€ (I like fantasy fine) but that this specific book had a particular choice of structure and focus that I felt rendered a lot of the book rather low-stakes and didnโ€™t line up with the parts of the story that I was interested in. A different book with the same concept might have been a lot more interesting to me.

As it happens, Iโ€™m not reading Tatami Galaxy with the club, but in that case itโ€™s because I read a bit of the sample pages and didnโ€™t much care for the writing style. (Also I currently have a pretty big backlog so I donโ€™t want to make it bigger by doing another physical-book order just yetโ€ฆ)

I think the other thing about the book clubs is that I view them as a chance to expand the horizons of what I read so Iโ€™m not just buying more books by the handful of authors I know Iโ€™ll like. Sometimes that means Iโ€™ll end up reading a book that turns out not to match my tastes; but sometimes it means I get to enjoy something Iโ€™d likely never have picked up on my own, like ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŸใกใฎใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚. I try not to get repetitive with complaining about something in the club threads โ€“ once Iโ€™d said my bit about where I didnโ€™t get on with the book in the week 4 thread, I stopped participating in the following threads unless I had something positive to say.

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