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SUNNARI (to)
kotoga hakobu
Things happen easily, effortlessly. |
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JlWA-JlWA
Slowly but surely. (Jiwa-jiwa shimikomu: water
seeping deep down.) |
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DAN-DAN
Step by step. (Dan-dan benri ni naru: becoming
more and more convenient) |
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NORO-NORO
At a snail's pace. (Noro-noro susumu: moving
ahead sluggishly) |
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GIKU-SHAKU suru
Speech, movements, or a situation which is
awkward, jerky, choppy. |
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HIRA-HIRA
(to) mau
To flap and flutter about (as with butterflies,
snow, scraps of paper). |
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TSURU-TSURU
Very slippery. (Tsuru-tsuru no romen: a slippery
road) |
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PORO-PORO
ochiru
Small round things (like rice grains or tears)
falling down. |
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POTA-POTA ochiru
A liquid (or something small and soft) dripping,
dropping down. Also used as onomatopoeia to
express the sound. |
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BOKlTTO
oreru
Something (not too thin) breaking with a snap.
Also used as onomatopoeia to express the sound.
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HYORO-HYORO
nobiru
To grow tall and thin. |
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CHOKI-CHOKI
kiru
To cut something nimbly, with scissors, etc.
Also used as onomatopoeia to express the sound.
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BIRl-BIRI yaburu
To tear paper or cloth with vigor. Also used
as onomatopoeia to express the sound. |