Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (October 16, 2023)

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1. > が、もし僕たちが勝ったなら、金貨のまま僕たちへ渡し給え。そうすれば**御互の申し分も立って**、至極満足だろうじゃないか。

   Not sure about that part in bold. Like what even is 互の申し分?

   Context: A magician turned some coal into gold. The audience wants the gold but the magician will turn it back into coal. They ask the magician if they can wager the gold in a card game.

   more context: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000879/files/95_15247.html

   I think this says something like, “But, if we win, please hand the gold as it is over to use. If that happens [???????], won’t we be extremely satisfied.”

   But IDK

2. 女性はいつから周りに人がいるの＿＿＿＿、化粧をするようになったのだろうか。
   1. もかまわず
   2. をものともせず
   3. をよそに
   4. もかかわらず

   正解は１番ですが、「**の**もかまわず」を「**こと**をよそに」に変えたら、意味的にOKですか？

   説明「自分とは無関係であるかのように、少しも気にしないで行動する」「周りの状況を表す言葉につく」から問題がないみたいですが、名詞じゃなくて「動詞＋こと」につくは見たことがない。

3. I’m thinking of getting into Japanese literature. I’ve read one essay from Yoshimoto Banana called “美しさ.”

   Anyone have any recommendations? I’ll probably buy 白河夜船 but idk any authors other than Yoshimoto. I’m only about an N2 level, so some easier stuff wouldn’t hurt but anything is ok.

4. Hope this is the right spot, I’d like to ask for these sentences to be checked if they are correct or not. I’ve only been learning a few days and in terms of gammer, I’ve only really learnt particles wa, wo, ni and ga

   I’m mostly unsure about the second sentence. Thanks

   • As for Sakura, she eats cake

   ○ さくらは　ケーキを　たべる

   • As for me, I bought cake for Sakura

   ○ わたしは　ケーキを　さくらに　買う

   • As for cake, I will buy it

   ○ ケーキは　私が　買う