手書き日記には批判も賞賛も同じくらいずつある。昔は批判に対して200字で書くむずかしさを理由に弁解していたが辞めた。書く技術を磨き200字で書けないことは書かなければいいからだ。しかし無理だと思いつつ書いてしまい、やめとけはよかったと思うことは後を絶たない。Handwritten diaries have received equal amounts of criticism and praise. I used to excuse criticism by saying the difficulty of writing in 200 characters, but I quit. I only have to hone my writing skills and I dont need to write anything that cannot be written in 200 letters. However, I wrote it even though I thought it was impossible to write and there are many times when I thought I it is better no to have done it.

僕は年金の繰り下げ受給をすることにした。しかし出所が4つある。私学共済、国家公務員共済、国民年金、企業年金、4箇所に電話しないとわからない。そしてそれぞれやり方が違うということがわかった。電話は繋がらないし半日仕事である。I decided to postpone receiving my pension. However, there are four sources. You won’t know unless you call 4 different agencies: private school mutual aid, national government employee mutual aid, national pension, and corporate pension. And I realized that each one does it differently. I can’t get through to the phone and have to work half a day.

おお出版助成金の内定の連絡をいただいた。編集者とかなり考えて作ったから喜びもひとしお。審査員の皆様ありがとうございます。がんばります。
Oh, I received an offer of a publishing grant. I’m so happy because I put a lot of thought into it together with my editor. Thank you to all the judges