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「時間の無駄、それが人生を面白くするんですよ」｜自宅ガレージに8,000冊、長過ぎる“日記レシート”も遊び心たっぷり「すぎのいえ書房」店主・渡辺謙吾さんの1日【こんな本屋に、行きたかった vol.8】
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1N5I am Ken Watanabe, the owner of Suginoie Shobo.
- 2N4
My father ran that bookstore for a long time, so books were very close to me since I was small.
- 3N5
I worked for many years in a technical job with no connection to bookstores, and then I took early retirement and became a bookseller.
- 4N4
I kept thinking about what kind of work would be interesting for the second half of my life.
- 5N3
The only thing I care about is simply enjoying myself.
- 6N5
I don't want to choose books with too much of my own bias.
- 7N4
What I care about most is that customers enjoy themselves.
- 8N3
Being able to do one hundred percent of what I want to do is the real thrill of having your own shop.
- 9N5
The shop's name comes from this house, and people often ask me what "Suginoue" means.
- 10N4
This house is full of local cedar, so it smells wonderfully of wood.
- 11N5
Some of the things here are toys I played with as a child, and others I bought while traveling for work.
- 12N3
On the wall I display the broken parts from when I crashed my bike long ago.
- 13N4
I had no interest in cats before, but somehow this cat drew me in.
- 14N4
The cat named Nyantaro passed away in October two years ago, and I was very sad.
- 15N5
On the receipt I write down what I thought about that morning and what happened.
- 16N3
As I kept writing a little each morning, many customers told me they liked it.
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I am Ken Watanabe, the owner of Suginoie Shobo.
Polite「すぎのいえ書房」店主の渡辺謙吾と申します。
Casual「すぎのいえ書房」店主の渡辺謙吾って言うんだ。
My father ran that bookstore for a long time, so books were very close to me since I was small.
Polite父がずっと書店をやっていたので、幼い頃から本はとても身近でした。
Casual父がずっと書店をやってたから、子供の頃から本はすごく身近だったんだ。
I worked for many years in a technical job with no connection to bookstores, and then I took early retirement and became a bookseller.
Polite長年書店と関係のない技術職をして、早期退職して本屋になりました。
Casual長いこと書店と関係ない技術職をやってて、早期退職して本屋になったんだ。
I kept thinking about what kind of work would be interesting for the second half of my life.
Polite人生の後半戦にどんな仕事をしたら面白いかずっと考えていました。
Casual人生の後半戦にどんな仕事をしたら面白いかずっと考えてた。
The only thing I care about is simply enjoying myself.
Polite唯一気にかけていることは、自分が楽しむことだけです。
Casual唯一気にかけてることは、自分が楽しむことだけだよ。
I don't want to choose books with too much of my own bias.
Polite自分のバイアスをかけすぎた選書はあまりしたくないです。
Casual自分のバイアスをかけすぎた選書はあまりしたくないな。
What I care about most is that customers enjoy themselves.
Polite一番意識しているのは、お客さんに楽しんでもらうことです。
Casual一番意識してるのは、お客さんに楽しんでもらうことだね。
Being able to do one hundred percent of what I want to do is the real thrill of having your own shop.
Polite自分がやりたいことを100%できるのは、自分の店を持つ醍醐味です。
Casual自分がやりたいことを100%できるのが、自分の店を持つ醍醐味なんだ。
The shop's name comes from this house, and people often ask me what "Suginoue" means.
Polite店の名前にもなっていますが、「すぎのいえ書房」の意味をよく聞かれます。
Casual店の名前にもなってるんだけど、「すぎのいえ書房」の意味をよく聞かれるんだ。
This house is full of local cedar, so it smells wonderfully of wood.
Polite地元の杉をふんだんに使った家なので、とても木の香りがします。
Casual地元の杉をふんだんに使った家だから、すごく木の香りがするよ。
Some of the things here are toys I played with as a child, and others I bought while traveling for work.
Polite子どもの時のおもちゃや、仕事で買ってきた物もここにあります。
Casual子どもの時のおもちゃや、仕事で買ってきた物もここにあるんだ。
On the wall I display the broken parts from when I crashed my bike long ago.
Polite若い頃に転んだ時の壊れた部品を壁に飾ってあります。
Casual若い頃に転んだ時の壊れた部品を壁に飾ってあるよ。
I had no interest in cats before, but somehow this cat drew me in.
Polite前は猫に全然興味がありませんでしたが、なぜかこの猫に引かれました。
Casual前は猫に全然興味がなかったけど、なぜかこの猫に引かれたんだ。
The cat named Nyantaro passed away in October two years ago, and I was very sad.
Politeにゃんたろうという猫はもう亡くなってしまって、とても悲しかったです。
Casualにゃんたろうという猫はもう亡くなってしまって、すごく悲しかった。
On the receipt I write down what I thought about that morning and what happened.
Politeレシートには毎朝思ったことや出来事を書いています。
Casualレシートには毎朝思ったことや出来事を書いてるよ。
As I kept writing a little each morning, many customers told me they liked it.
Polite毎朝少しずつ書き続けていたら、たくさんのお客さんに好評でした。
Casual毎朝少しずつ書き続けてたら、たくさんのお客さんに好評だったよ。