ぶつぶつ
陽向も俺も同じ新入部員なのに、とぶつぶつ言いつつも『陽向先輩』と言い直したのだけど。
Though he grumbled that he and Hinata had both joined the club at the same time, he did correct himself to “Hinata-senpai.”
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オロオロ
ホッと
先発ピッチャーは２点目が入ったところでオロオロし始め、みっつ目のアウトをとったときは心底ホッとした顔をしていた。
The starting pitcher started to grow flustered after the second point was scored off of him, and when he got the third strike, he was visibly greatly relieved.
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ゴロゴロ
こんなにあればもう遊んで暮らせるよ～？
夢のゴロゴロライフだよ～？
But this is enough to live and play on! It’s our ticket to a lazy dream life!
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ぶよぶよ
太く短い、ぶよぶよしたミミズのような胴体を収縮させ、こちらを威嚇している。
It contracts its short, fat, flabby worm-like torso to threaten us.
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ぺんぺん
片方の足をペダルに乗せ、もう片方の足で黒いアスファルトをぺんぺん蹴った。
I put one foot on the pedal, and with the other foot I kicked the black asphalt with a smack.
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ぺちゃくちゃ
そして予想通り、ポストの横に立ってぺちゃくちゃ喋り始めた。
Then, as expected, she stood next to the post and started chattering.
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バッサリ
うなじの部分がよく見えなかったので、ハサミで髪をバッサリ切り落とす。
I couldn’t see the nape of my neck well, so I cut off my hair short/with a single stroke using scissors.
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コリコリ
ウルウル
- ぬいぐるみのフリしてたせいで首がコリコリする
- ネリ 目が乾いてウルウルしてたよね
My neck is stiff from pretending to be a plush toy.
Neri, your eyes got dried out and got all teary
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ハキハキ
男は、日本語教師のように、これ以上ないくらいハキハキと喋った。
The man spoke like a teacher of Japanese, as clearly as it gets.
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I’m searching for an omomatopeia in my list (here) but can’t find anyone that matches what I want.
I’d like an onomatopeia for the exagerated high pitch sound made by girls/women when they see their idol (a very high pitch ‘aaaah’). What would be the Japanese onomatopeia for that ? Even knowing the word for this in English would help me find the correct one in my list.
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There’s きゃー, and also きゃっきゃっ (with or without the final っ)
きゃー I’ve seen all the time in manga and sometimes in novels too (in speech) and is how you write the squeal itself. きゃっきゃ I only recall seeing in prose, and it describes that there is squealing going on rather than is the squeal itself, if that makes sense
(At least, I’m pretty sure)
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Thanks a lot !
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