The second part of chapter 3 goes from p.105 to 119 Reading Notes 遠縁・とおえん　distant relative ノイローゼ　neurosis 性に合う・せいにあう　to be congenial, to agree with one 所轄・しょかつ　jurisdiction こだわる　to fuss over, to be particular about (it already appeared in the precedent part but I didn't remember it 😫) 気のせい・きのせい　in one's imagination 封印・ふういん to stamp, to affix a seal 蘇る・よみがえる　to..

The previous part is here. This is the first part of chapter 2, from p.99 to 105. A rather short one this time! Reading notes 葬儀・そうぎ　funeral service 絡み・からみ　involvement 煩雑・はんざつ　complex, troublesome 解剖・かいぼう　appeared in chapter 2-2, it means autopsy 縫合・ほうごう　suture, seam, stitch p99. "訊かないはずがなく、…" A double negative form, using the はずがない grammar which means, "cannot be, impossible"...

Notes for 星の王子さま～２ are here. Where the narrator hears for the first time the words "other planet" and try to know more about where the Little Prince comes from. p.17 to 21. Reading notes 何もかも・なにもかも　everything たまたま　accidentally, by chance つながる・繋がる　to be tied together, to be connected "飛行機は描かないでおく" I wasn't aware you could use the ておく grammar..

This is the last part of chapter 2 and it goes from page 76 to 96. (See my notes on the previous part) Inspector Kaga finally entered the stage at the end of the previous part. Even if he did appear earlier, we didn't know it was him (well, I guess that, like me, every..

Ready for the 4th story of すーちゃん! p.25 to 31. I'll try to write more from now on, I realize that posting only vocabulary may seem too dictionary-like. "悪いけど... even if you don't meant it". Haha. I remember exactly the first time I learnt ”悪いけど”　it was in the Ghibli studio film Ocean Waves. Not my..

My reading notes for the second part of chapter 2. 練馬区・ねりまく　is a special ward in Tokyo. Now, I have always wondered what was exactly a 交番・こうばん. It seems to be a small neighborhood police station. In the novel, two police officers　警官・けいかん come from the nearest 交番 to secure the area while the detectives　刑事・けいじ　will later come..

My reading notes for the second part of Le Petit Prince in japanese. (p11 to 16). The narrator meets the Little Prince for the first time and draws several sheep. (Notes for the first part) 砂漠・さばく　desert 不時着・ふじちゃく　emergency landing (不時・ふじ　means emergency, unexpectedness) 整備士・せいびし　mechanic (person). 整備・せいび　means maintenance, servicing, outfitting and it is one of those words I..

原生林・げんせいりん　Virgin forest 猛獣・もうじゅう　wild animal 大蛇・だいじゃ　big snake 再現・さいげん　reproduction えもの・獲物　prey まるごと・丸ごと　in its entirety 冒険・ぼうけん　adventure p8. ...絵を描きあげた The あげる　here is not «to give» (in this case, it would be 描いてあげた but «to be finished, completed» which is constucted with -masu stem. 傑作・けっさく masterpiece めざす・目指す　to aim at 操縦・そうじゅう　flying a plane 見わける・みわける　to recognize 持ち歩く・もちあるく　to carry with oneself 冴える・さえる　to be clear-headed..