CorrectedDiaryScience Toru Mar 11, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments answer, conference, fear, nervous, presentation, question, questioner, session, study, understand, Zoom My First International Conference in a While My First International Conference in a While 久しぶりの国際会議 Today, I participated in an international conference and made a presentation in Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019 0 Comments dangerous, excited, excitment, grasp, hand, hear, nervous, see, situation, sweat, tense Te ni Ase wo Nigiri (手に汗を握る – Thrilling) Te ni Ase wo Nigiri 手に汗を握る Being excited or nervous by seeing/hearing a tense situation is called te ni ase Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 22, 2019 0 Comments action, bate, bated, breath, concern, drink, firm, nervous, saliva, spit, swallow Katazu wo Nomu (固唾を呑む – Bating One’s Breath) Katazu wo Nomu 固唾を呑む I am sometimes concerned about what is going to happen and wait with bated breath. 私は時折、事の成り行きが気掛かりで、息を凝らして見守ることがあります。 Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 25, 2017Jan 03, 2024 breath, choke, etymology, iki ga tsumaru, Japanese, nervous, stress, 息, 息が詰まる, 詰まる Iki ga Tsumaru (息が詰まる – Choking) Iki ga Tsumaru 息が詰まる Since today was a very important day for me that might determine my life, I was Read More
CultureDiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 academic conference, embarrassed, improvement, nervous, practice, presentation, question and answer, speaking, study, studying Conference Presentation Today I presented my study in an academic conference for the first time in six months. 学会発表 The material for Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 09, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adjective, cluttered, deranged, disarrayed, drunk, expression, nervous, shidoro modoro, sloppy, verb Shidoro Modoro Have you ever deranged your way of speaking or the talk itself when you were nervous or got drunk. しどろもどろ Read More
CultureDiaryEuropean countriesFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 09, 2017Jan 02, 2024 all-you-can-eat, beer, cheese, conference, headache, Japanese participants, live performance, nervous, presentation, string instruments International Conference Day 2 Today was Day 2 of the international conference, and it was the day of my presentation. 学会二日目 I was super Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEuropean countriesUncorrected Toru Feb 08, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Belgium, conference, Japanese participants, nervous, presentation, question and answer, relieved, speakers, understand International Conference Day 1 Today I participated in a conference that has been held in Belgium. 学会一日目 Since my presentation is Day 2, I Read More
CultureDiaryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2016Jan 06, 2024 academic society, award, developments, English, honored, keynote speech, nervous, performance improvement, research, study Acceptance Speech It was decided that I (and my teacher) would receive an award from an academic society, and next week I Read More