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Page 1, in which our adventure begins. We meet Amamiya Shuhei-kun and discuss 雨宮, 歳, 習, and 男.
Page 2, in which tension is introduced, and we discuss 転校生, 一時的, 傾向 and some of my frustrations learning Japanese.
Page 3-4, in which we learn about a mysterious piano, and we discuss 必 vs. 心, 森, 彼, and 名.
Page 5, in which Kinpira starts a ghost story, and we discuss 前, もちろん, 出, and 何故か.
Page 6, in which we discover a dead guy and discuss 人間, 発見, 弾く, and other uses for katakana.
Page 8, in which we meet our main character Ichinose Kai, and take a deep dive into a brief but sassy monologue.
Page 9-10, in which Amamiya encounters a test of courage, and we discuss some boobs, as well as 僕, 思, 行, and オバケ.
Page 11-12, in which Amamiya is bullied, and we discuss 仲間, 男, and 無理.
Page 13, in which Amamiya is dared to play the haunted piano, and we discuss いい, はじめ, 本物, and チンコ.
Page 14, in which we witness peer pressure and I rant about how Japanese numbers confuse the heck out of me.
Etymology Adventures 