marhianne's notebook entry: Jan 05, 2011

I translated your entry into casual Japanese.

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There is a guy I really like.
本気で好きな相手がいるの。

He's older than me but he started schooling a year after me so he's my 'kouhai'.
彼の方が年上だけど、彼が学校に入ったのは、私より一年後だから、彼は私の "後輩" なの。

He is (was ???) singing in a chorale in our church.
[is] 彼は教会の合唱隊で歌っているの。
[was] 彼は教会の合唱隊で歌っていたの。

That was the first time I saw him.
彼を初めて見たのは、その時だったわ。

It was not Love at First Sight.
一目惚れなんかじゃないわ。

At first, I just thought that he's just pretty cute when singing and I began to wonder what is his voice like?
最初は、とってもかわいいって思っただけだったけど、彼の声ってどんな感じなんだろうって気になり始めたの。

I think guys with good voices are really cool.
声が綺麗な人って、本当に素敵だと思うの。

This simple admiration eventually turn (turns or turned ???) into love.
[turns] こんな何でもない憧れが、最終的には恋に変わるものなの。
[turned] こんな何でもない憧れが、最終的には恋に変わったの。

Seeing him is just enough to make me feel so nervous.
[1] 彼を見るだけ、とってもドキドキするの。
[2] 彼を見るだけで、すごく緊張するの。

My heart pounds really hard and my hands becomes really cold.
[1] 本当に心臓が高鳴って、手が冷たくなってしまうの。
[2] 本当に心臓がドキドキして、手が冷たくなってしまうの。

I was already satisfied with just seeing him. But that was only before.
彼を見てるだけで心は満たされてたわ。でも、それはちょっと前までのこと。

Now, I want to talk to him.
今は、彼と話してみたいの。

I want to know more about him.
彼のことを、もっと知りたいの。


Comment:

> I really need it so I hope it would be answered sooner.

It was just now that I found this notebook entry. I hope you can make it.^^

You said above that your hands become really cold when you get so nervous. Is this a kind of common reaction behaviors with you or English speakers in such situations? I asked this  because I'm not sure if Japanese people would say the same thing when they get nervous. We often just say "ドキドキする" in such situations. I hope someone can suggest appropriate expressions based on the common reaction behaviors with Japanese people... Hey, why don't you ask a question here on italki?

HTH