Not enough snow <s>is not enough</s>

There is <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">It's</s> little snow this year<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">,</s> in Hokkaido, Japan. A snow festival <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">will be</s> is held in February every year, but this year <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">snow</s> there is not enough snow to construct snow statues. Companies are carrying snow from far-away countrysides, so the cost is becoming more expensive than normal <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">usual </s>years.

I can’t stop grumbling...

I’m still thinking about the <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">inability</s> incompetent [or useless] agent.

He doesn’t give me any advice<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">s,</s> <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">which means</s> so there is no<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">thing</s> point paying to use an agent <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">to pay for it</s>.

The only reason I<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">’ve</s> chose<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">n</s> him <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">just the reason of</s> was that we were born in the same part of Japan.

<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">What a</s> How stupid I am!! [Or What an idiot I am!!!]

I should’ve considered more carefully and <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">watched either</s> checked whether he is reliable or not.

I hope this awful situation will be a lesson <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">of my life</s> for me.

New suit

I bought a new suit and had the trousers taken in at the beginning of the new year holidays. I pick them up tomorrow.

I gained weight during the holidays so I wonder if they’ll still fit me.

I <s style="color: red;">do</s> like to make <s style="color: red;">some</s>things with my own hands. (You could also say: “I like to work with my hands.”) I used to think that I <s style="color: red;">can’t</s> couldn’t do anything, but my wife has made it clear that I’m able to do <s style="color: red;">every</s>anything <s style="color: red;">if</s> I want (or, “if I try”). <s style="color: red;">And y</s>Yesterday I <s style="color: red;">ran into</s> started laying <s style="color: red;">a</s> tiles. I used to consider this kind of job very difficult, because I saw <s style="color: red;">before</s> how my father <s style="color: red;">was laying</s> <s style="color: red;">a</s> laid tile. As soon as you begin<s style="color: red;"> to do it</s>, <s style="color: red;">as</s> you realize that everything around you is crooked. A floor isn’t flat and smooth; it’s wavy and tilted. And walls are the same! I <s style="color: red;">had to</s> encountered these problems too but I’ve solved them with power of the Internet :) Thanks to technology, instructions (or videos) for almost every kind of house<s style="color: red;">work* </s> project <s style="color: red;">you</s> can be found <s style="color: red;">find</s> on the web. However, everything seems easy in the video with professional tillers, <s style="color: red;">and</s> but it’s totally different when you try to repeat <s style="color: red;">after them</s> their actions. Moreover they always have perfect surfaces to lay <s style="color: red;">a</s> tiles on. I <s style="color: red;">had been</s> worked <s style="color: red;">up to</s> until 3 am <s style="color: red;">before</s> and only laid 4 tiles. Fortunately, I only need to lay 12 tiles <s style="color: red;">to lay</s> and I hope that I can finish all this <s style="color: red;">at</s> in the second attempt.

*Housework generally means things like cleaning or shopping. If you are doing things like tiling or renovations, I would call that house projects or home projects.

My husband has  had the same experience as you have – he likes to research home projects on the web, and fix things himself too. We used to live in a house that was over 100 years old and needed plenty of repairs. There was not a straight line in that house!

My favourite old building in Japan

I’m going to describe a historical building in Japan. It’s in an ancient village located in Japan’s mountainous Wakayama prefecture, in the eastern part of Japan. The building is <s style="color: red;">placed</s> located in a <s style="color: red;">quite </s>unique area that developed as a religious city some 1200 years ago <s style="color: red;">so that</s> for one of Japan’s famous monks <s style="color: red;">was</s> to spread Japanese Buddhism. As far as I know, there are over 100 temple complexes there, and the most important among them <s style="color: red;">are</s> is Kongobuji. That is the <s style="color: red;">head</s> main temple there, and it was used <s style="color: red;">for</s> as a training facility for religious practice. However, it has now become<s style="color: red;">s</s> a religious symbol and tourist attraction as well. The reason I like the building is <s style="color: red;">because</s> that it has a traditional Japanese style, <s style="color: red;">and also</s> as well as a connection to the city’s history, which makes it more attractive. It’s just amazing to think that it was built around 1000 years ago. Not only <s style="color: red;">that it’s</s> is it attractive <s style="color: red;">for</s> because of its massive appearance, but <s style="color: red;">also</s> the interior decoration is sophisticated as well. <s style="color: red;">Some</s> A famous painter <s style="color: red;">at</s> of the time <s style="color: red;">drew</s> painted beautiful scenes on the sliding doors. I’m fascinated by those elaborate designs <s style="color: red;">when </s>every time I visit<s style="color: red;">ing there</s>. Also, it attracts many foreign visitors from around the world.

Thanks for writing about this! I will add this to my list of places to visit in Japan :-)