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heatedcanine

July 7, 2024

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What A Private Person I Am!

I participated in an annual party and made a speech.
Otherwise, I only talked with a guy next to my seat, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).
I failed as a successful/cool businessman. I didn't communicate with people whom I needed to do that.

I think I'm very introverted.
I thought I was rather a talkative boy.
When I was 14 years ago, I liked a classmate girl and I talked with her a lot.
The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.
Then, I wasn't able to talk with her somehow. Talking with a different class girl seemed somehow wrong for me.
After several months, her house was burnt completely. A fire hit her house.
After school, while I went home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, no cheering up. Nothing.
I regret I wasn't able to speak to her. I was too introveted.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to have a trip to Osaka for investigating my visual function. At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhgt me to a neighbor candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.
Then, the indergarten was over, and my classmates were going home and I encountered them.
I tried to hide myself from their vision, but I failed.
I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that time.
Probably this was the first evidence that I've been introverted.


内向的なんだよ、僕は!

昨夜は同門会というのがあって、一応スピーチをした。
けどそれで役割終了ということで、残りの時間は隣の席にたまたま座った後輩としゃべって会が終わるのをやり過ごした。
で、重鎮たちにご挨拶するのをすっかり忘れていた。
一流のビジネスマンとしては失格だ。重鎮たちののコネづくりに励むべきだったのに。

まあこのような行動は、自分が内向的な性格であることに原因があるのである程度仕方がないことかもしれない。
子供のころはおしゃべりで通っていたはずなのだが。
そういえば、中2の時に、クラスに好きな女の子がいて、よくしゃべっていたのだが、中3になってクラス替えがあって、その子は別のクラスになって離れ離れになった。すると別のクラスの女子と話すのは何か悪いことのような気がして、全く話さなくなってしまった。

で、半年くらいして、その子の家が火事で全焼してしまう事件があった。放課後の帰路で彼女といっしょになったことがあったのだが、何も言えなかった。普通は、お見舞いの言葉とか、慰めの言葉をかけるのが当たり前の状況なのに、一言も話せなかった。今でもそれは悔やんでいる。内向的すぎた。

そういえば幼稚園の年中が年長の時に、僕の視力障害が発覚して、大阪まで精密検査の旅行にいくことになったので、出発日は幼稚園に行くのをサボった。
午前11時頃だったと思うが、まだ駅にはいかず、時間があったので、祖母が近所の駄菓子屋に旅行で食べるお菓子を買いに連れていってくれていた。幼稚園は早く終わる日は午前中に終わるので、その駄菓子屋で、幼稚園帰りの同級生(同園生?)たちと鉢合わせになってしまった。
とてもバツが悪くて、僕は、その子たちにみつからないように身を隠そうとした。でもバレバレですぐに見つかってしまった。
旅行に行かなければならなかったので幼稚園に行かなかったとかなんとか、言い訳を言えばよいのだが、僕はそれが言えず、押し黙っていた。
多分、物心ついてから自分が内向的であるという証拠となる最初のエピソードで自分の記憶に残っているのは、これが最も古い記憶だと思う。

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What A Private Person I Am!

This sentence is correct! But I think "introvert" or "shy" are better for "内向的"
"Private person" is not the same as "introvert." Private person is someone who doesn't talk about their personal life.

I participated in an annual party and madgave a speech.

More natural: I went to an annual party and gave a speech

Otherwise, I only talked with a guyto the guy sitting next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

I failed as a successful/cool businessman.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do that.

I think I'm very introverted.

I thought I was rather a talkative boy.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.

ThenSomehow, I wasn't able to talk with her somehowanymore.

Talking withto a girl from a different class girlsomehow seemed somehow wrong forto me.

After sSeveral months later, her house was burnt completely burnt down.

A fire hit her housHer house caught on fire.

This sentence is a little redundant. You can say "several months later, her house was completely burnt down in a fire."

After school, while I went home, I met(One day) On my way home after school, I ran into her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, n. No consolations, no or cheering her up.

"I met her" usually means meeting for the first time.
"I met up with her" usually means you planned to meet at a place.
"I ran into her" or "I bumped into her" usually means on accident / unplanned. Similar to ばったり会う。

Nothing.

I regret (that) I wasn't able to speak to her.

I was too introveted.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to have(on a trip) to Osaka for investigating my visual functionto have my vision checked.

"on a trip" sound like it is for fun.

At around 11 am, my grandmomther brouhght me to a neighbor's candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

Then, the kindergarten was over, andclass ended and I ran into my classmatesas they were going home and I encountered them.

I tried to hide myself from their vision,m but I failed.

I wasn't able to saymake any excuses to them at that time.

Probably this was the first evidence that I've bee(or "sign") that I was an introverted.

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I am also an introvert! It can be a little difficult sometimes with social interactions. But I think there are also many good things about being an introvert =)

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heatedcanine

July 8, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and comment.
Okay, be positive and I'll find the many good things about being an introvert. Such as... such as... I have much longer private time.

What A Private Person I Am!

I participated in an annual party and made a speech.

Otherwise than that, I only talked with a guy seated next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

I failed as a successful/cooltop tier businessman.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do thatcommunicate with.

I think I'm very introverted.

I thought I was rather a talkative as a boy.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.

Then, I wasn't able to talk with her somehow.

Talking with a girl in a different class girl seemed somehow wrong for me.

After several months, her house was burnt completelyburned down.

The sentence you wrote isn't wrong, but it's much more likely to be seen in a context where you've already provided some information about her house burning. For example, "A spark caught fire. After several months, her house was completely burned."

A fire had hit her house.

Using the past perfect tense hints at the fact that this is not a past event that comes after the event in the previous sentence but rather is a past event that serves to explain the event in the previous sentence.

After school, while I wenton my way home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, no cheering up.

or "while I was going home"

Nothing.

I regret I wasn't able to speak to her.

I was too introveted.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to haveon a trip to Osaka for investigatto examinge my visual functionimpairment.

At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhght me to a neighbor candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

Then, the Kindergarten was over, andhad dismissed, and I encountered some of my classmates were going home and I encountered them.

I tried to hide myself from their vision, but I failed.

"myself" is optional
or "from their field of view" or just "from them"

I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that timetell them why I didn't go to kindergarten.

Probably this wasThis was probably the first evidence that I've been am introverted.

or "This is probably my earliest memory that shows that I am [introverted | an introvert]."

Feedback

I can relate to a lot of the things you wrote here. When I go study in Japan, my environment will change a lot, and I'm hoping to use that as an opportunity to be more social and open.

I participated in an annual party and madgave a speech.

Otherwise, I only talked with a guy next to my seat, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

I failed as a successful/coolocially talented businessman.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do thatalk to.

I think that I'm very introverted.

I thought I was rather a talkative as a boy.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.

Then, I wasn't able to talk with her somehowanymore.

Talking with a different girl in class girl seemed somehow wrong forto me.

After several months, her house was burnt down completely.

After school, while I went home, I mI wen to meet her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, nmeaningful to her, such as a consolation or something motivational to cheering her up.

I regret that I wasn't able to speak to her.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to haveon a trip to Osaka forto investigatinge my visual functionproblems with my eyes.

At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhght me to a neighborhood candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

TBy then , the indergarten was over,class was over for the day and my classmates were going home and, but I encountered them. on their journey back.

I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that time.thing to them.

Probably thism, that was the first evidence that I've beensign that I was introverted.

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heatedcanine

July 8, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections!

What A Private Person I Am!

I participated in an annual party and made a speech.

Otherwise, I only talked with a guythe person sitting next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

Otherwise, I only talked with the person next to me and forgot to say hello to the VIPs.

I failed as a successful/cool businessman.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do that.

I think I'm very introverted.

I thought I was a rather a talkative boy.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girl and I talked with her a lot.

The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.

Then, IAfter that, I somehow wasn't able to talk with her somehow.

Talking with a female classmate from a different class girl seemed somehow seemed wrong forto me.

I'd probably say: Talking with a girl from a different class felt wrong to me.

After several months, her house was burnt completely burnt down.

After several months, her house burned down.

A fire hit her house.

After school, while I wentas going home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, ---no consolations, no cheering up.

Nothing.

I regret that I wasn't able to speak to her.

I was too introveted.

Feedback

I wouldn't know what to say to her neither...

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heatedcanine

July 7, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and comment!

I tried to hide myself from their vision, but I failed.


I tried to hide myself from their vision, but I failed.

"myself" is optional or "from their field of view" or just "from them"

I tried to hide myself from their vision,m but I failed.

I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that time.


I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that time.thing to them.

I wasn't able to say any excuses to them at that timetell them why I didn't go to kindergarten.

I wasn't able to saymake any excuses to them at that time.

Probably this was the first evidence that I've been introverted.


Probably thism, that was the first evidence that I've beensign that I was introverted.

Probably this wasThis was probably the first evidence that I've been am introverted.

or "This is probably my earliest memory that shows that I am [introverted | an introvert]."

Probably this was the first evidence that I've bee(or "sign") that I was an introverted.

What A Private Person I Am!


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What A Private Person I Am!

This sentence is correct! But I think "introvert" or "shy" are better for "内向的" "Private person" is not the same as "introvert." Private person is someone who doesn't talk about their personal life.

I participated in an annual party and made a speech.


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I participated in an annual party and madgave a speech.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I participated in an annual party and madgave a speech.

More natural: I went to an annual party and gave a speech

Otherwise, I only talked with a guy next to my seat, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).


Otherwise, I only talked with a guythe person sitting next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

Otherwise, I only talked with the person next to me and forgot to say hello to the VIPs.

Otherwise, I only talked with a guy next to my seat, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

Otherwise than that, I only talked with a guy seated next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

Otherwise, I only talked with a guyto the guy sitting next to my seate, and I forgot to say hello to the VIPs (very important persons/people).

I failed as a successful/cool businessman.


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I failed as a successful/coolocially talented businessman.

I failed as a successful/cooltop tier businessman.

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I didn't communicate with people whom I needed to do that.


I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do that.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do thatalk to.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do thatcommunicate with.

I didn't communicate with the people whom I needed to do that.

I think I'm very introverted.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I think that I'm very introverted.

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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I thought I was rather a talkative boy.


I thought I was a rather a talkative boy.

I thought I was rather a talkative as a boy.

I thought I was rather a talkative as a boy.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

When I was 14 years ago, I liked a classmate girl and I talked with her a lot.


When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girl and I talked with her a lot.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

When I was 14 years agoold, I liked a classmate girlgirl in my class and I talked with her a lot.

The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.


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The next year, there was a class shuffle, and I ended up in a different class from her.

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Then, I wasn't able to talk with her somehow.


Then, IAfter that, I somehow wasn't able to talk with her somehow.

Then, I wasn't able to talk with her somehowanymore.

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ThenSomehow, I wasn't able to talk with her somehowanymore.

Talking with a different class girl seemed somehow wrong for me.


Talking with a female classmate from a different class girl seemed somehow seemed wrong forto me.

I'd probably say: Talking with a girl from a different class felt wrong to me.

Talking with a different girl in class girl seemed somehow wrong forto me.

Talking with a girl in a different class girl seemed somehow wrong for me.

Talking withto a girl from a different class girlsomehow seemed somehow wrong forto me.

A fire hit her house.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

A fire had hit her house.

Using the past perfect tense hints at the fact that this is not a past event that comes after the event in the previous sentence but rather is a past event that serves to explain the event in the previous sentence.

A fire hit her housHer house caught on fire.

This sentence is a little redundant. You can say "several months later, her house was completely burnt down in a fire."

After several months, her house was burnt completely.


After several months, her house was burnt completely burnt down.

After several months, her house burned down.

After several months, her house was burnt down completely.

After several months, her house was burnt completelyburned down.

The sentence you wrote isn't wrong, but it's much more likely to be seen in a context where you've already provided some information about her house burning. For example, "A spark caught fire. After several months, her house was completely burned."

After sSeveral months later, her house was burnt completely burnt down.

After school, while I went home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, no cheering up.


After school, while I wentas going home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, ---no consolations, no cheering up.

After school, while I went home, I mI wen to meet her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, nmeaningful to her, such as a consolation or something motivational to cheering her up.

After school, while I wenton my way home, I met her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, no consolations, no cheering up.

or "while I was going home"

After school, while I went home, I met(One day) On my way home after school, I ran into her, but I wasn't able to say anything to her, n. No consolations, no or cheering her up.

"I met her" usually means meeting for the first time. "I met up with her" usually means you planned to meet at a place. "I ran into her" or "I bumped into her" usually means on accident / unplanned. Similar to ばったり会う。

Nothing.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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I regret I wasn't able to speak to her.


I regret that I wasn't able to speak to her.

I regret that I wasn't able to speak to her.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I regret (that) I wasn't able to speak to her.

I was too introveted.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to have a trip to Osaka for investigating my visual function.


One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to haveon a trip to Osaka forto investigatinge my visual functionproblems with my eyes.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to haveon a trip to Osaka for investigatto examinge my visual functionimpairment.

One day when I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to have(on a trip) to Osaka for investigating my visual functionto have my vision checked.

"on a trip" sound like it is for fun.

At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhgt me to a neighbor candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.


At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhght me to a neighborhood candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

At around 11 am, my grandmom brouhght me to a neighbor candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

At around 11 am, my grandmomther brouhght me to a neighbor's candy shop to get some caramel for my trip.

Then, the indergarten was over, and my classmates were going home and I encountered them.


TBy then , the indergarten was over,class was over for the day and my classmates were going home and, but I encountered them. on their journey back.

Then, the Kindergarten was over, andhad dismissed, and I encountered some of my classmates were going home and I encountered them.

Then, the kindergarten was over, andclass ended and I ran into my classmatesas they were going home and I encountered them.

A Private Person I Am!


When I was 4 or 5 years old, I didn't go to the kindergarten because my family and I were going to have a trip to Osaka for investigating my visual function.


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