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• おろおろ

  Mastery

• • おろおろ
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  • Wailing; (uneasiness and sadness caused by a sudden disaster, a sudden change of condition) Panic
    Adverb
  • 駅員はその突発事故におろおろするばかりだった

    The station attendant was startled by the sudden accident．

  • あんなにおろおろしちゃって恥ずかしいったらありゃしない。馬鹿みたいだったわよ。

    Shame on you for getting so flustered. You looked ridiculous.

  • 突然の父の死の電話をきいて、私はオロオロしてしまった。

    When I got the phone call telling me of my father's death, I was completely flustered.

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「おろおろ」Writing

オロオロ

ヂロヂロ

ダロダロ

キロキロ

「おろおろ」Meaning

Wailing; (uneasiness and sadness caused by a sudden disaster, a sudden change of condition) Panic

（A clicking sound (when cutting something with scissors); just the right (amount, moment, etc.)

Answer. Talk back.

Personality. Temperament.

• 駅員はその突発事故におろおろするばかりだった

  The station attendant was startled by the sudden accident．

• あんなにおろおろしちゃって恥ずかしいったらありゃしない。馬鹿みたいだったわよ。

  Shame on you for getting so flustered. You looked ridiculous.

• 突然の父の死の電話をきいて、私はオロオロしてしまった。

  When I got the phone call telling me of my father's death, I was completely flustered.

「おろおろ」Part of speech

Adverb

Pre-noun

NA-Adjective

Conjunction

• かちかち

  Mastery

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  • (sound of a watch hand turning) tick tock; (object, idea, character, etc.) hard, obstinate
    Adverb
  • 時計がかちかちと音を立てる

    The watch is ticking.

  • かちかちになった菓子

    Hard snacks.

  • 洗面器の水がかちかちに凍った。

    The water in the basin has frozen solid.

  • 聞こえる音は時計のカチカチという音だけだった。

    The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.

  • 夜寝れない時に限って、時計のカチカチいう音が気になるものだ。

    It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.

  • 「何してるの？」「家計簿をね。うちの家計カチカチだから、こういう所からちゃんとしないと」

    "What're you doing?" "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."

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「かちかち」Meaning

(sound of a watch hand turning) tick tock; (object, idea, character, etc.) hard, obstinate

（A crisp sound (made when chewing or cutting celery, cucumbers, etc.); (doing) things well

（Theft (in stores, etc.)

get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

• 時計がかちかちと音を立てる

  The watch is ticking.

• かちかちになった菓子

  Hard snacks.

• 洗面器の水がかちかちに凍った。

  The water in the basin has frozen solid.

• 聞こえる音は時計のカチカチという音だけだった。

  The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.

• 夜寝れない時に限って、時計のカチカチいう音が気になるものだ。

  It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.

• 「何してるの？」「家計簿をね。うちの家計カチカチだから、こういう所からちゃんとしないと」

  "What're you doing?" "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."

「かちかち」Part of speech

Adverb

Transitive

Pre-noun

Prefix

• かつかつ

  Mastery

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  • (Horse hooves, etc.) The sound of hard objects colliding; minimum
    Adverb
  • 遠くからかつかつと靴音くつおとが聞こえてくる

    From the distance came the sound of clicking footsteps.

  • 卒論がうまくまとまらず、提出日かつかつで間に合った

    I didn't get my thesis done, and it was hard to meet the submission deadline．

  • 花子はカツカツと音を立てながら廊下を歩いてきた。

    Hanako walked through the hallway making a clicking sound.

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「かつかつ」Writing

戛戛

戛々

戞戞

戞々

「かつかつ」Meaning

(Horse hooves, etc.) The sound of hard objects colliding; minimum

Mentally deranged; messed up; out of sorts; enthusiastic ......

end of the month

Body movements

• 遠くからかつかつと靴音くつおとが聞こえてくる

  From the distance came the sound of clicking footsteps.

• 卒論がうまくまとまらず、提出日かつかつで間に合った

  I didn't get my thesis done, and it was hard to meet the submission deadline．

• 花子はカツカツと音を立てながら廊下を歩いてきた。

  Hanako walked through the hallway making a clicking sound.

「かつかつ」Part of speech

Adverb

Particle

NA-Adjective

Pronoun

• かんかん

  Mastery

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  • (Sun) Hotly; furiously.
    Adverb NA-Adjective
  • かんかんになって怒る

    lit. anger reaches the skies

  • 彼は彼女のことをカンカンに怒っている。

    He is in a rage with her.

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「かんかん」Meaning

(Sun) Hotly; furiously.

(not only ...) but also

Telling; showing

visualize

• かんかんになって怒る

  lit. anger reaches the skies

• 彼は彼女のことをカンカンに怒っている。

  He is in a rage with her.

「かんかん」Part of speech

Adverb

NA-Adjective

Conjunction

I-Adjective

• がさがさ

  Mastery

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  • Dry; (sound) rustling
    Adverb NA-Adjective Intransitive
  • がさがさした手

    Dry hands

  • 長年の風雨でこのアパートの壁はガサガサになっている。

    After being out in the wind and rain for years and years the walls of this apartment building are weather-beaten and brittle.

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「がさがさ」Writing

ガサガサ

ルサルサ

ワサワサ

ュサュサ

「がさがさ」Meaning

Dry; (sound) rustling

Eunuch; father-in-law

The coast. The coast.

new car

• がさがさした手

  Dry hands

• 長年の風雨でこのアパートの壁はガサガサになっている。

  After being out in the wind and rain for years and years the walls of this apartment building are weather-beaten and brittle.

「がさがさ」Part of speech

Adverb

NA-Adjective

Intransitive

Pronoun

• がちがち

  Mastery

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  • （Crunching (when gritting teeth); stubbornness (of ideas, character, etc.); hardness of expression (from nervousness or fear)
    Adverb
  • 寒くて歯ががちがちいう

    I'm so cold, my teeth are chattering.

  • 赤木キャプテンは練習中に足を捻挫したので、試合前にテーピングでガチガチに固めた。

    Akagi sprained an ankle during practice so before the game he taped it up until it was stiff as a board.

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「がちがち」Meaning

（Crunching (when gritting teeth); stubbornness (of ideas, character, etc.); hardness of expression (from nervousness or fear)

（Swaying (of securely fastened doors, windows, or legs of tables and chairs); shivering (from nervousness, fatigue, fear)

Great; very; excellent

Unusual, old-fashioned

• 寒くて歯ががちがちいう

  I'm so cold, my teeth are chattering.

• 赤木キャプテンは練習中に足を捻挫したので、試合前にテーピングでガチガチに固めた。

  Akagi sprained an ankle during practice so before the game he taped it up until it was stiff as a board.

「がちがち」Part of speech

Adverb

Conjunction

Pre-noun

I-Adjective

• がみがみ

  Mastery

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  • talkative
    Adverb
  • よくがみがみ文句を言う

    Constant nagging and whining.

  • 彼の妻は彼に一日中がみがみ言っている。

    His wife nags him constantly.

  • 彼はまた上司にがみがみ言われたところです。

    The boss just chewed him out again.

  • テストの点が悪かったので、親にガミガミ言われた。

    I didn't do well on the test so my parents chewed me out.

  • そのきげんの悪い男は自分の娘にがみがみいった。

    The bad-tempered man snapped at his daughter.

  • 奥さんのがみがみ小言にフレッドさんは大弱りの体であった。

    Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.

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「がみがみ」Meaning

talkative

talk over

itinerary

sewerage

• よくがみがみ文句を言う

  Constant nagging and whining.

• 彼の妻は彼に一日中がみがみ言っている。

  His wife nags him constantly.

• 彼はまた上司にがみがみ言われたところです。

  The boss just chewed him out again.

• テストの点が悪かったので、親にガミガミ言われた。

  I didn't do well on the test so my parents chewed me out.

• そのきげんの悪い男は自分の娘にがみがみいった。

  The bad-tempered man snapped at his daughter.

• 奥さんのがみがみ小言にフレッドさんは大弱りの体であった。

  Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.

「がみがみ」Part of speech

Adverb

Expression

I-Adjective

Transitive

• がやがや

  Mastery

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  • （Loud and clear.
    Adverb
  • 会場はがやがやしていた

    There's a lot of noise in the room.

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「がやがや」Writing

ガヤガヤ

ザヤザヤ

ゼヤゼヤ

ユヤユヤ

「がやがや」Meaning

（Loud and clear.

written language

radio

To lead; to guide; to derive

• 会場はがやがやしていた

  There's a lot of noise in the room.

「がやがや」Part of speech

Adverb

Suffix

I-Adjective

Intransitive

• がんがん

  Mastery

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  • Dang (loud); (Head) Painful
    Adverb Intransitive
  • 頭ががんがん痛い

    severe headache

  • まだ頭はがんがんするけど熱はもうないよ。

    My head's still pounding but I don't have a temperature any more.

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「がんがん」Meaning

Dang (loud); (Head) Painful

Conversation, communication

Reply; come back; return

elephants

• 頭ががんがん痛い

  severe headache

• まだ頭はがんがんするけど熱はもうないよ。

  My head's still pounding but I don't have a temperature any more.

「がんがん」Part of speech

Adverb

Intransitive

Pronoun

Expression

• ぎくぎく

  Mastery

• • ぎくぎく
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  • (Knees) Creaking.
    Adverb
  • からだの節々ふしぶしがぎくぎくとする

    The body's joints gurgle.

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「ぎくぎく」Meaning

(Knees) Creaking.

(job) appointment

smart (dialect)

repeatable

• からだの節々ふしぶしがぎくぎくとする

  The body's joints gurgle.

「ぎくぎく」Part of speech

Adverb

Prefix

Pre-noun

Intransitive