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At the End of the Year 2024

There are only ten days left until the end of the year. Looking back on this year, it has been a good year for our family overall. Financially, we have saved some money. In terms of health, we have no major illnesses. Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.

Speaking of leisure, we have never traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we cannot leave our cats at home. However, this year, my husband and I enjoyed going to art museums, shrine festivals, plays and concerts in Tokyo at least once a month.

Before, he used to be a workaholic who never had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, he seems to have changed his mind to be closer to me. Probably, as we get older, we are losing confidence in living alone. We should continue to cooperate with each other to enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

It’s been forty years since we got married. What is the key to a long-lasting marriage? I think that we should value our free time. We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our own free time how we like. From Friday morning until Monday evening, we can spend it however we like. He stays at a flat nearby or a hotel in Tokyo and returns home on Monday evening when we will have plenty to talk about. I also look forward to cooking for both of us. So far, our lifestyle is working well.

What will happen in 2025? I wish it would continue the same. What should we do if any of us were to become seriously ill? We need to calm down and think carefully. Humans are mortal, so we need to accept that as a given. If my husband needs help from me, I am willing to help him. That’s my mission.

Anyway, I hope 2025 will be a good year for everyone.


年末まで残り10日となりました。今年を振り返ると、家族全員にとって良い年でした。経済的にはいくらか貯金ができました。健康面では大きな病気はありません。5匹の猫のうち3匹も高齢ですが、元気です。

レジャーといえば、猫を家に残せないため、ここ数年は観光地へは一度も出かけていませんが、今年は夫と月に1回は東京の美術館、神社のお祭り、演劇やコンサートなどに出かけて楽しみました。

以前夫は仕事中毒で、私のために時間をかけられず、離婚寸前でしたが、今は私に寄り添うように考えを変えたようです。おそらく、年を重ねるにつれて、一人暮らしに自信がなくなってきているのでしょう。これからもお互いに協力し合い、充実した老後を過ごしていきたいと思います。

結婚して40年になります。結婚生活を長続きさせる秘訣は何でしょうか?私は、自由時間を大切にすべきだと思います。基本的に週末は別居しています。自分たちの自由時間を好きなように過ごしたいからです。金曜の朝から月曜の夜まで、好きなように過ごせます。夫は近くのアパートか東京のホテルに泊まり、月曜の夜に帰宅して、たくさん話をします。私も二人のために料理を作るのが楽しみです。今のところ、私たちのライフスタイルはうまくいっています。

2025年はどうなるのでしょうか?このままでいてほしいです。もしどちらかが重病になったらどうしたらいいのでしょうか?落ち着いてよく考えましょう。人間は死ぬ運命なので、それを当然のこととして受け入れる必要があります。夫が私に助けを求めているなら、喜んで助けます。それが私の使命です。

とにかく、2025年が皆様にとって良い年になることを願っています。

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There are only ten days left until the end of the year.

Looking back on this year, it has been a good year for our family overall.

Financially, we haveMORE NATURALLY: We have managed to saved some money.

In terms of health, weMORE NATURALLY: Moreover, my family has haved no major illnesses.

Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.

Speaking of leisure, we have never traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we cannot leave our cats at home.

However, this year, my husband and I enjoyed going to art museums, shrine festivals, plays and concerts in Tokyo at least once a month.

Before, heMy husband used to be a workaholic who neverith no had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, h. However, my husband's attitude seems to have changed his mind to band his become closer to me.

ProbablyMany people, as wethey get older, we are losingloose confidence in living alone.

We should continue to cooperate with each other to enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

It’s been forty years since we got married.

What is the key to a long-lasting marriage?

I think that we should value our free time.

We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our own free time how we like.

He stays at a flat nearby or a hotel in Tokyo and returns home on Monday evening when we will have plenty to talk about.

I also look forward to cooking for both of us.

So far, our lifvestyle is has been working well.

What will happen in 2025?

I wish it would continue the sahope no major changes come.

What should we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?

WeMy husband and I need to calm down and think carefully.

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Wishing you the best for 2025!

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今年は大変お世話になりました。いつも丁寧に添削してくださって、ありがとうございます。どうぞ良いお年をお迎えください。

At the End of the Year 2024

There are only ten days left until the end of the year.

Looking back on this year, it has been a good year for our family overall.

You can remove "on this year", since you mention the year later on in the sentence.

Financially, we have saved some money.

A more natural way to say this:
"Financially, we were able to save up some money."

In terms of health, we haved no major illnesses.

It's better to use the past tense "had" here since you're looking back on the year and talking about time that has already passed.

Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.

I'm glad to hear that!

Speaking of leisure, we have nevern't traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we cannot leave our cats at home.

However, this year, my husband and I enjoyed going to art museums, shrine festivals, plays and concerts in Tokyo at least once a month.

Before, he used to be a workaholic who never had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, he seems to have changed his mind to be closer to me.

Probably, as we get older, we are losinge confidence in livingour capability to live alone.¶

or: Probably, as we were getting older, we were losing confidence in our capability to live
alone.

Remember to match the tenses of "get" and "lose".

We should continue to cooperate with each other to enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

It’s been forty years since we got married.

What is the key to a long-lasting marriage?

I think that we should value our free time.

We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our ownindividual free time how we like.

From Friday morning until Monday evening, we can spend it however we like.

He stays at a flat nearby or a hotel in Tokyo and returns home on Monday evening when, during which we will have plenty to talk about.

I also look forward to cooking for both of us.

So far, our lifestyle is working well.

What will happen in 2025?

I wish it would continue the sameas it is.

What shwould we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?

We need to calm down and think carefully.

Humans are mortal, so we need to accept that as a given.

If my husband needs help from me, I am willing to help him.

That’s my mission.

Anyway, I hope 2025 will be a good year for everyone.

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Well done! I hope your family and your cats have a healthy and fulfilling 2025. :)

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添削とコメント、ありがとうございました。Paolo12さんも、どうぞ良いお年をお迎えください。

There are only ten days left until the end of the year.

Looking backReflecting on thise year, it has been aoverall been quite good year for our family overall.

Using the word "year" twice in the sentence like this feels a bit "clunky".

Rather than use the word "overall", you could use the phrase "on the whole" which sounds a bit more natural in this context.

→ "Looking back, this year has been a good one for our family"

→ "Looking back, this year has been pretty good for our family on the whole."

Financially, we have been able to saved some money.

Your original sentence was perfect grammar. But we often say "been able to save" rather than "saved".

In terms of health, we have no major illnesses.

Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.

Speaking of leisure, we have neverWe haven't been able to traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we canno't leave our cats at home alone.

"Speaking of X" is used when you want to add something additional to what you have already said about X.

However, you haven't mentioned anything about "leisure" yet, so using "speaking of leisure" doesn't make sense.

However, this year, my husband and I enjoyed going to art museums, shrine festivals, plays and concerts in Tokyo at least once a month.

Before, he used to be a workaholic who never had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, he seems to have changed his mind to bhas changed his behaviour and has become closer to me.

Probably, aAs we get older, we are probably losing confidence in livingour ability to live alone.

We should continue to cooperate with each other towork on our relationship and enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

It’s been forty years since we got married.

What is the key to a long-lasting marriage?

I think that we should value our free time.

We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our own free time how we likeon our own interests.

From Friday morning until Monday evening, we cantypically spend it however we like.

He will stays at a flat nearby, or a hotel in Tokyo, and returns home on a Monday evening when we will have plenty to talk about.

Or, you can adjust the grammar slightly like this:

"He often stays at a flat nearby, or a hotel in Tokyo, and returns home on Monday evenings when we will have plenty to talk about"

I also look forward to cooking for both of us.

So far, our lifestyle is working well.

What will happen in 2025?

I wish it would continue the samefor everything to continue as it currently is.

What should we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?

We need to calm down and think carefully.

Humans are mortal, so we need to accept that as a given.

If my husband needs help from me, I am willing to help him.

That’s my missionduty/responsibility.

Anyway, I hope 2025 will be a good year for everyone.

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Excellent post, ronpeiさん.

There's some very sophisticated and natural language here.

I was able to understand everything in this post with very little effort. My corrections are pretty much tiny adjustments to make it sound more natural.

Happy New Year!

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今年は大変お世話になりました。いつも丁寧に添削してくださって、ありがとうござます。どうぞ良いお年をお迎えください。

At the End of the Year 2024


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Looking back on this year, it has been a good year for our family overall.


Looking backReflecting on thise year, it has been aoverall been quite good year for our family overall.

Using the word "year" twice in the sentence like this feels a bit "clunky". Rather than use the word "overall", you could use the phrase "on the whole" which sounds a bit more natural in this context. → "Looking back, this year has been a good one for our family" → "Looking back, this year has been pretty good for our family on the whole."

Looking back on this year, it has been a good year for our family overall.

You can remove "on this year", since you mention the year later on in the sentence.

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Financially, we have saved some money.


Financially, we have been able to saved some money.

Your original sentence was perfect grammar. But we often say "been able to save" rather than "saved".

Financially, we have saved some money.

A more natural way to say this: "Financially, we were able to save up some money."

Financially, we haveMORE NATURALLY: We have managed to saved some money.

In terms of health, we have no major illnesses.


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In terms of health, we haved no major illnesses.

It's better to use the past tense "had" here since you're looking back on the year and talking about time that has already passed.

In terms of health, weMORE NATURALLY: Moreover, my family has haved no major illnesses.

Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.


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Three of our five cats are also elderly, but in good health.

I'm glad to hear that!

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Speaking of leisure, we have never traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we cannot leave our cats at home.


Speaking of leisure, we have neverWe haven't been able to traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we canno't leave our cats at home alone.

"Speaking of X" is used when you want to add something additional to what you have already said about X. However, you haven't mentioned anything about "leisure" yet, so using "speaking of leisure" doesn't make sense.

Speaking of leisure, we have nevern't traveled to any tourist spots in recent years, because we cannot leave our cats at home.

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However, this year, my husband and I enjoyed going to art museums, shrine festivals, plays and concerts in Tokyo at least once a month.


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Before, he used to be a workaholic who never had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, he seems to have changed his mind to be closer to me.


Before, he used to be a workaholic who never had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, he seems to have changed his mind to bhas changed his behaviour and has become closer to me.

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Before, heMy husband used to be a workaholic who neverith no had time for me, and we were on the verge of divorce, but now, h. However, my husband's attitude seems to have changed his mind to band his become closer to me.

Probably, as we get older, we are losing confidence in living alone.


Probably, aAs we get older, we are probably losing confidence in livingour ability to live alone.

Probably, as we get older, we are losinge confidence in livingour capability to live alone.¶

or: Probably, as we were getting older, we were losing confidence in our capability to live
alone.

Remember to match the tenses of "get" and "lose".

ProbablyMany people, as wethey get older, we are losingloose confidence in living alone.

We should continue to cooperate with each other to enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.


We should continue to cooperate with each other towork on our relationship and enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

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We should continue to cooperate with each other to enjoy a fulfilling life in retirement.

It’s been forty years since we got married.


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What is the key to a long-lasting marriage?


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I think that we should value our free time.


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We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our own free time how we like.


We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our own free time how we likeon our own interests.

We basically live apart on weekends, because we want to spend our ownindividual free time how we like.

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From Friday morning until Monday evening, we can spend it however we like.


From Friday morning until Monday evening, we cantypically spend it however we like.

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He stays at a flat nearby or a hotel in Tokyo and returns home on Monday evening when we will have plenty to talk about.


He will stays at a flat nearby, or a hotel in Tokyo, and returns home on a Monday evening when we will have plenty to talk about.

Or, you can adjust the grammar slightly like this: "He often stays at a flat nearby, or a hotel in Tokyo, and returns home on Monday evenings when we will have plenty to talk about"

He stays at a flat nearby or a hotel in Tokyo and returns home on Monday evening when, during which we will have plenty to talk about.

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I also look forward to cooking for both of us.


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So far, our lifestyle is working well.


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So far, our lifvestyle is has been working well.

What will happen in 2025?


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I wish it would continue the same.


I wish it would continue the samefor everything to continue as it currently is.

I wish it would continue the sameas it is.

I wish it would continue the sahope no major changes come.

What should we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?


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What shwould we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?

What should we do if any of us were to become seriously ill?

We need to calm down and think carefully.


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WeMy husband and I need to calm down and think carefully.

Humans are mortal, so we need to accept that as a given.


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If my husband needs help from me, I am willing to help him.


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That’s my mission.


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Anyway, I hope 2025 will be a good year for everyone.


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