大きな機械・重機

heavy machinery

I don't operate heavy machinery, but it has to do with the type of work I do.

Heavy machinery might be the cement truck that's in this picture, it could be a forklift, but it has to do with the type of work that he does. Other types of people who work in construction are electricians, architects, and plumbers.

has to do with ...   ～とつながりがある・関わりがある

machinery   /mə’ʃiːnəri/　noun [uncountable]

★ machines as a group, especially large ones

・agricultural /industrial machinery

・a piece of machinery  

plumber   /'plʌmər/　noun

★ a person whose job is to fit and repair things such as water pipes, toilets, etc.

・I think we'll have to call the plumber to fix that tap.

heavy   /'hevi/   adjective

cement   /sɪ'ment/

truck　/trʌk/

forklift

electricians

tap   /tæp/　n)蛇口

独立起業

solopreneur　　/,səƱləƱprə'nɜːr/　　　n)個人事業主

I'm a solopreneur.

entrepreneur   /,ɑːntrəprə'nɜːr/　noun   起業家･事業主

★ a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

This has to do with a company that's generally run by just one person.

I work in construction as a contractor.

I work as a contractor.

I work in construction.

What do you do for a living?

I'm a contractor who builds houses. I've been doing it for nearly 30 years.

Not always, but most of the time, I enjoy it.

My favorite memory from when I was an elementary student is traveling to Central Tokyo station by myself to take photos of trains. It was very exciting.

That's impressive!

How did you get into construction?

Did you always enjoy building things?

That's great to hear.

That's amazing.

What is one of your favorite memories from growing up in Tokyo?

That sounds like a wonderful memory!

It's fun career.

career  ｶリ-ｱｰ　n)職業･経歴

carrier キｬｧﾘｱ　n)物を運ぶ人

I have over 25 years of experience in the construction field.

I've worked in construction field for over 25 years.

Building Low is Full of Loopholes

Building regulations are too complicated. Sometimes, even a person in charge doesn't understand the details of it. Building Low is full of loopholes.

complicated コﾝﾌﾟﾘｹｲﾃｨｯﾄﾞ adj)複雑な

loop ルｩﾌﾟ n)輪、小窓、小穴

loophole ルｩﾌﾟ ﾎｳﾙ  n)小窓、隙間、抜け穴

I just stand construction site with my arms crossed. Just kidding.

arm アーｧﾑ　n)腕

cross ｸｩロｰｽ　adj)交差した

kid キ-ﾄﾞｩ  v)...をからかう

Our housing market couldn't be more competitive pricing.

これ以上ないくらいに価格競争が激しくなっています。

My Own business

I have/manage my own business.

I'm self employed. 自営業者

Architecture License

I teach young guys how to get the license to practice architecture at school.

practice v)職業として行う

専門学校 Vocational/technical school/college

vocational  ｳﾞｫケｲｼｮﾅﾙ　adj)職業の、職業上の

technical  テｸﾆｶﾙ adj)技術の

We put up scaffolding around the building in order to repair outer wall.

My Job

physical labor フィｼﾞｶﾙ adj)肉体の　レｲﾊﾞｧ- n)労働

《BEGINNING》
I'm in construction.

I'm in a construction-related works that is really tiring.

tire タｲｱ　v)疲れさせる

I work for a house builder company at site.

《DUSTY》
It's really dusty and stressed out.
There is dust floating in the air, like wood chips, cement things like that.
 cement n)セメント　ｾメﾝﾄ

《OUTSOURCE/SUBCONTRACT》
 outsource v)外部委託する　ｱｳﾄソーｽ　outsourcing n)外部委託
 subcontract n)下請負 v)下請に出す、下請の仕事をする  ｻﾌﾞコﾝﾄﾗｸﾄ、ｻﾌﾞｺﾝﾄラｸﾄ
 suppress v)抑えつける  ｻﾌﾟレｽ
 ※the work 不可算名詞⇒単数扱い
 ※trouble 不可算名詞が多用
We use subcontracting services for construction works.
Most of the work has been subcontracted out to a local builder.
Most of them are easy to control, but occasionally, I can't handle them.
I have to suppress my feelings in order to finish our work without any problems/trouble.
So, that's why I got more gray hairs.

《STRESSED OUT/HIGH-PRESSURE》

I'm stressed about work.

I'm really stressed out.  単にstressedよりもstressed outのほうが強い

This is a really high-pressure job.

This is a kind of high-pressure job.

I work for a house builder company.
It's been over 20 years.
Doing the same things day by day is less brain activity, I guess.
So, I need to do something new. 
But anyway, I'm in charge of construction work at sites.
It's really dusty. Wood chips, cement, concrete things like that.





I also work as a part-time teacher at a school of architecture.



We are a relatively small operation.


My job is a contractor building a house...............I'm a homemaker too.
My job is a contractor building a house...............I'm a homemaker as well as a contractor.
My job is a contractor building a house...............I'm homemaker. And a contractor as well.
I mean I'm not a full-time homemaker. But I do the dishes, feed the baby kids, wash the clothes, clean the house, give the baby a bath, brush up on children teeth. walk the dog...go to the supermarket, pick children up at nursery school ( at a home caring of schoolchildren after school hours)


do repair work on someone's house