Every weekend I bake bread in a home bakery that belonged to my mother, who passed away more than twenty years ago. I found it unused in my parents' kitchen after she died, brought it back to Tokyo, and have been baking with it almost every weekend since. Newer models tempt me, but as long as hers keeps working, I will keep using it until it finally gives out.
| 焼く | やく | to bake |
| 亡くなる | なくなる | to pass away |
| 実家 | じっか | one's parents' home |
| 買い替える | かいかえる | to replace (by buying new) |
| 使い続ける | つかいつづける | to keep using |
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