Luxury of Choice ― 2026/02/15
I discovered that there are two public libraries within walking distance of our place.
For the first time in years, I wandered through shelf after shelf of books with no particular goal in mind.
After the hellish move and two years of going back and forth between two cities, the quiet felt especially comforting. It also made me realize how many new books have been published without me even noticing.
New Vocabulary ― 2026/02/15
Even at my age, I still come across words here in Sapporo that I had never heard before. So far, I have learned several snow-related terms, such as:
● Seppi (雪庇): snow overhanging from a roof,
● Tyakusetsu (着雪): snow sticking to objects and causing problems,
● Rakusetsu (落雪): snow falling from roofs or tree branches
and
● Haisetsu (排雪): removing snow piled up along roadsides and transporting it to designated sites
All of these are terms you would rarely, if ever, use in warmer regions.
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