• new kanji: 29
• review kanji: 17
• new compounds: 51

One of my goals in reading Harry Potter is to increase my vocabulary. Given that every page so far is filled with words I don't know, I have no shortage of words to study. Just the opposite. I'm overwhelmed. So, I'm focusing on words written with kanji first, for a couple of reasons. Every new kanji learned is a key to dozens more words. And for me it's just easier to associate a meaning with a kanji, which provides a sound and a graphic, than to learn words by sound alone.

Nouns

• 肩　かた　shoulder
• 塀　へい　wall
• 我　われ　I

Verbs

• 込む　こむ　to be crowded
• 覚ます　さます　to awaken
• 叫ぶ　さけぶ　to cry out
• 飛ぶ　とぶ　to fly
• 続ける　つづける　(tr) to continue
• 任せる　まかせる　to entrust
• 繰る　くる　to spin, to wind, to reel
• 触れる　ふれる　to touch upon (a subject)
• 抑える　おさえる　to suppress, to curb, to check
• 恐れる　おそれる　to fear, to be afraid of

Adjectives

1. 固い　かたい　hard, firm, solid
2. 鋭い　するどい　pointed, sharp, keen, "steely-eyed" gaze
3. 深い　ふかい　deep, profound

In Compounds

• 老：老人　ろうじん　an old man;
• 連：連中　れんちゅう
• 常：通常　つうじょう　usually, normally;
• 恐：恐怖　きょうふ　fear, dread, terror
• 猛　もう　fierce;
• 稲：稲妻　いなづま　lightning;
• 得：説得　せっとく　persuasion;
• 参：参加　さんか　to participate;
• 核：核心　かくしん　the heart of the matter;
• 巨：巨大　きょだい　(na adj) gigantic, huge enormous
• 識：見識　けんしき　discernment, pride, opinion
• 識：非常識　ひじょうしき a lack of common sense
• 深：注意深い　ちゅういぶかい　(na adj) careful

Other Vocabulary

• さて　well now, well then
• いよいよ　more and more