It might be another week or two at this rate (I’m obsessively reading Ranma 1/2 , and have another 31 volumes to get through), but I’ll let you know when I get there
ところで、Suruga-ya does free shipping (including to Germany) fairly frequently… tho even then, Kindle is still sometimes cheaper
Just finished the chapter! My cat was sleeping peacefully next to me… but the screams at the end woke him right up Poor kitty
on ならまだしも
Not sure if it helps, but I found the explanation here pretty good.
意味
意味:Aまだしも、B
Aは諦めて許せるけど、Bは許せないことです。
Aが起こるのは仕方ないかもしれないが、もっと嫌なBが起こってしまいました。
Especially the second part. So, “it can’t be helped that humans would hate that behavior, but even cats will hate you for it”
It think it is not so much that A is acceptable, but just that it’s relatively more acceptable than B.
Alright, I’m done with this week’s reading. I didn’t end up reading ahead because I was feeling a bit unmotivated, but today I read the entire chapter all at once. I already feel like my reading comprehension has gone up just from reading these few chapters. I’m at the point where I feel like I understand the gist of everything without having to analyze every single detail. I realize that it would probably be better to understand everything 100% but it takes some of the joy out of reading for me. To me, reading is still just a supplement to studying vocabulary, kanji and grammar. But that’s just my 2 cents
there’s benefit to both extensive reading (what you’re doing) and intensive reading (what you’re saying you should probly do). Whatever keeps you reading is the best approach, imo. I switch btwn the two myself… generally prefer intensive, but sometimes I just wanna stay in the flow, or might not be emotionally invested enough to fret the details
First page (p32? ): Found a new insult to use: 知性のかけらもない
Last page (p47? ): Wow, what a cliffhanger! I really liked the suspense build up when Nanoka started exploring the building. I literally went え?! out loud when she encountered Minami on the rooftop
Totally see what you mean. I guess I am indeed the kind of person who doesn’t fret the details as long as what I think the meaning is makes sense to me.
I started reading this book fully unprepared, slowly starting to think that the common mention of The Little Prince also relates to Nanoka being her own little prince, wandering around and meeting all these beings.