私は猫のプシーン♡˖꒰ᵕ༚ᵕ⑅꒱

The library here has a number of books written in Japanese, but requesting any of them is like digging blind. Info is lacking, so I never know which kind of book I’ll end up with. Sometimes I can read them and sometimes I can’t (because kanji, mostly), and this is one that I can (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

And that’s because it’s a kid’s book, so I took the words I didn’t know and found their respective kanji and meanings. Some words have multiple definitions; I stuck with those that applied to the context I read them in.

きょうのごはん　/　今日のご飯　/　Today’s Meal

By 加藤 休ミ　/　Kato Yasumi

1. 夕方　⋆　ゆうがた 　⋆　 evening

2. 商店街 　⋆　 しょうてんがい 　⋆　 shopping district; shopping street

3. 匂い 　⋆　 におい 　⋆　 1) odor; scent; smell; 2) aura; whiff; smacks of...; sense; flavor

note:  におい written as 臭い is usually indicative of a negative connotation    

4. こんがり 　⋆　 コンガリ　⋆　 well cooked; well done; browned 

 note: mimetic word (gitaigo) 

useful links: Japanese Onomatopoeia Guide; Japanese Mimetic Words, Ideophones - Types, Usage, & Grammar

5.  焼ける 　⋆　 やける 　⋆　 to burn; be roasted

6. 作る 　⋆　 つくる 　⋆　 to prepare (food) 

7. 得意 　⋆　 とくい 　⋆　 one's strong point; specialty; forte 

8. 一緒 　⋆　 いっしょ 　⋆　 together

9. 上手 　⋆　 じょうず 　⋆　 skillful; skilled; good (at); adept; clever 

10. 出来る 　⋆　 てきる 　⋆　 to be able to do; to be made 

note: usually written in kana alone

11. 手作り 　⋆　 てづくり 　⋆　 homemade