► 副詞
どきどき [(1)どきどき] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ 彼は警察に通報されないかとドキドキした ⇨ He was so nervous that someone might report him to police
☆ 彼女は憧れのスターの前でドキドキした ⇨ She became very excited and nervous in front of the star she admires
はらはら [(1)はらはら] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ うちの息子にはいつもはらはらさせられる ⇨ My son always gives me so much anxiety
☆ ハラハラドキドキが連続のアクション映画 ⇨ An action film with non-stop heart-stopping actions
冷や冷や [(1)ひやひや] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ お父さんにバレるのではないかとひやひやした ⇨ I was very nervous that dad might find out
がちがち [がちがち] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ 彼は面接を前にガチガチになっている ⇨ He is super tense before the interview
こちこち [こちこち] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ 彼は緊張でこちこちだった ⇨ He was stiff with extreme nervousness
ぴりぴり [(1)ぴりぴり] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ テロを警戒して皆ピリピリしている ⇨ Everybody is tense about a possible terrorist attack
► 動詞
上がる [あがる] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 1
☆ 彼女の前で上がってしまって言おうとしたことが言えなかった ⇨ I got so nervous in front of her that I couldn’t say what I wanted to say (☛ Get nervous because of stagefright, or getting starstruck)
緊張 [きんちょう] [緊張する] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ 私は試験の前に緊張した ⇨ I got nervous before the exam
高ぶる [(3)たかぶる] meaning: nervous rank: 4
☆ 試験を前に神経が高ぶった ⇨ My nerves got heightened before the exam
► 成句
気 [き] [気が立つ] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ 国境での緊張が高まり、兵士たちは皆気が立っている ⇨ The tension on the border is rising, and the soldiers are all on pins and needles
汗 [(1)あせ] [手に汗を握る] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ 映画の結末を見て思わず手に汗を握ってしまった ⇨ I sweated in my palms, got to the edge of the seat, watching the conclusion of the movie (☛ Literally “have sweat in the palm of a clenched hand”)
汗 [(1)あせ] [手に汗握る] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ 試合は手に汗握る大接戦になった ⇨ The game became an edge-of-the-seat thriller (☛ Literally “have sweat in the palm of a clenched hand”)
気 [き] [気を立てる] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ そんなに気を立てるほどの事じゃないんじゃ？ ⇨ Don’t get so worked up. It’s not that a big deal, right?
► 名詞
緊張 [きんちょう] meaning: nervous rank: 2
☆ 彼は緊張の余りどもってしまった ⇨ He stuttered out of extreme nervousness
冷や汗 [ひやあせ] [冷や汗を掻く] meaning: nervous rank: 3
☆ うちの息子には何度も冷や汗をかかされた ⇨ My son has made me break into a cold sweat many times
冷や汗もの [ひやあせもの] [coll] meaning: nervous rank: 4
☆ 期限に間に合うか、最後の最後まで冷や汗ものだった ⇨ I was in a cold sweat until the last second trying to make the deadline
► 形容動詞
神経質 [(3)しんけいしつ] meaning: nervous rank: 1
☆ 余り神経質になる必要はありません ⇨ You don’t have to be so nervous, worried, about it
☆ 彼は非常に神経質な人だ ⇨ He is a very nervous person