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ぎすぎす

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- ぎすぎす
  
  1
- Thin and bony; barbed (in attitude, etc.); (socially) impersonal
  
  Adverb
- 骨ばかりでぎすぎすしている
  
  as thin as a match
- 言葉遣いがぎすぎすしている
  
  harshness of speech
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「ぎすぎす」Meaning

Thin and bony; barbed (in attitude, etc.); (socially) impersonal

To confuse; to disguise; to divert (attention, annoyance, topic)

worried

To leave; to disappear; to be eliminated

骨ばかりでぎすぎすしている

as thin as a match
言葉遣いがぎすぎすしている

harshness of speech

「ぎすぎす」Part of speech

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ぎらぎら

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- ぎらぎら
  
  1
- (sunlight) blinding; greasy; greedy
  
  Adverb
- 真夏の太陽がぎらぎら照りつける
  
  The summer sun shines harshly
- ぎらぎら脂ぎった顔
  
  slick
- 彼の目は怒りでぎらぎらしていた。
  
  His eyes were blazing with anger.
- 熱帯の太陽は容赦なくぎらぎら照り付けた。
  
  The tropical sun glared down relentlessly.
- 太陽は頭上でぎらぎら輝いていた。
  
  The sun was blazing overhead.
- 太陽はギラギラと我々に照りつけた。
  
  The sun glared down on us.
- 夏の太陽がギラギラと我々に照りつけた。
  
  The summer sun glared down on us.
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「ぎらぎら」Meaning

(sunlight) blinding; greasy; greedy

A straight line; straight, straight

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Infantile; immature, childish; unsophisticated

真夏の太陽がぎらぎら照りつける

The summer sun shines harshly
ぎらぎら脂ぎった顔

slick
彼の目は怒りでぎらぎらしていた。

His eyes were blazing with anger.
熱帯の太陽は容赦なくぎらぎら照り付けた。

The tropical sun glared down relentlessly.
太陽は頭上でぎらぎら輝いていた。

The sun was blazing overhead.
太陽はギラギラと我々に照りつけた。

The sun glared down on us.
夏の太陽がギラギラと我々に照りつけた。

The summer sun glared down on us.

「ぎらぎら」Part of speech

Adverb

Intransitive

Interjection

Expression

くさくさ

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- くさくさ
  
  2 1
- sulky
  
  Adverb
- 今度の失敗を考えるとくさくさする
  
  It's hard to think about this failure.
- クサクサすることばっかりだけど、気を取り直して頑張っていきましょう！
  
  We've been moping around too much. It's time to pull ourselves together and keep trying.
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ぐさぐさ

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- ぐさぐさ
  
  1
- (Heart) is deeply pierced
  
  Adverb
- 彼の一言一言が胸にぐさぐさと突き刺さる
  
  His every word stung my heart.
- 彼は種々の方法を試みた。
  
  He tried many different methods.
- 日本の産業は種々の製品をアメリカに輸出している。
  
  Japanese industries export various products to America.
- 彼に起こった種々の不幸に加えて息子が急死した。
  
  To add to his difficulties his son died a sudden death.
- 新しい産業は私たちの生活に種種の変化をもたらした。
  
  The new industry brought about changes in our life.
- 著者は種々に異なるヨーロッパ文学をいっしょくたに扱っている。
  
  The author lumps all the different European literatures together.
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「ぐさぐさ」Meaning

(Heart) is deeply pierced

（Side business (at home)

Copying, recording; dictation

The most, the most exuberant

彼の一言一言が胸にぐさぐさと突き刺さる

His every word stung my heart.
彼は種々の方法を試みた。

He tried many different methods.
日本の産業は種々の製品をアメリカに輸出している。

Japanese industries export various products to America.
彼に起こった種々の不幸に加えて息子が急死した。

To add to his difficulties his son died a sudden death.
新しい産業は私たちの生活に種種の変化をもたらした。

The new industry brought about changes in our life.
著者は種々に異なるヨーロッパ文学をいっしょくたに扱っている。

The author lumps all the different European literatures together.

「ぐさぐさ」Part of speech

Adverb

I-Adjective

NA-Adjective

Conjunction

ぐずぐず

Mastery

- ぐずぐず
  
  1
- Dawdling; nagging
  
  Adverb Intransitive
- ぐずぐずしていると、バスに間に合わないよ
  
  If you dawdle, you'll miss the bus.
- 何をぐずぐずしてるの？
  
  What's taking you so long?
- あいつはいつもぐずぐず文句ばかり言っている。
  
  He is complaining about something or other all the time.
- ぐずぐずせずに早くしろ！
  
  Don't be long about it!
- グズグズしてないでさっさと行動しろ！
  
  Quit lazing around and get moving!
- ぐずぐずしてる暇はない。
  
  There is no time to lose.
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けたけた

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- けたけた
  
  1
- （chuckle
  
  Adverb
- けたけたと笑う
  
  To giggle and giggle; to giggle
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「けたけた」Meaning

（chuckle

(Personality) superficial; vile, impudent; (Appearance) shabby; (Thing) unexpected

Do your best. Try.

Tide. Tide.

けたけたと笑う

To giggle and giggle; to giggle

「けたけた」Part of speech

Adverb

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Particle

Conjunction

げたげた

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- げたげた
  
  1
- (As if no one else was there.) A cheap laugh; a giggle.
  
  Adverb
- 大口を開けてげたげたと笑う
  
  laugh
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「げたげた」Meaning

(As if no one else was there.) A cheap laugh; a giggle.

Fiddle (with objects); play with (feelings, fate, etc.)

suck blood

（Diversion of water (from rivers, lakes, etc.)

大口を開けてげたげたと笑う

laugh

「げたげた」Part of speech

Adverb

Expression

Prefix

Pre-noun

げらげら

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- げらげら
  
  1
- Laughing out loud. Laughing out loud.
  
  Adverb
- 人目ひとめも構わずげらげら笑う
  
  Laughing without regard for others
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「げらげら」Meaning

Laughing out loud. Laughing out loud.

Personal feelings. Personal feelings.

Spare no expense, spare no expense

Return to original location

人目ひとめも構わずげらげら笑う

Laughing without regard for others

「げらげら」Part of speech

Adverb

Expression

Noun

I-Adjective

ごしごし

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- ごしごし
  
  1
- throw oneself at sb
  
  Adverb
- ごしごし背中を洗う
  
  rub one's back vigorously
- 彼女は台所の床をブラシでごしごし洗った。
  
  She scrubbed the kitchen floor with a brush.
- 石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
  
  Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.
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「ごしごし」Meaning

throw oneself at sb

state of the market

sake

wholeheartedly

ごしごし背中を洗う

rub one's back vigorously
彼女は台所の床をブラシでごしごし洗った。

She scrubbed the kitchen floor with a brush.
石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。

Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.

「ごしごし」Part of speech

Adverb

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ごりごり

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- ごりごり
  
  1
- (when scraping ice vigorously with a knife) crunchy; uneven surface; hard-drying
  
  Adverb
- 小刀こがたなでごりごり削る
  
  Crunching with a knife.
- このマットは背中がごりごりして痛い
  
  This cushion hurts my back.
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「ごりごり」Meaning

(when scraping ice vigorously with a knife) crunchy; uneven surface; hard-drying

(Expressing agreement, affirmation) Yes, uh; (Sudden thought) ah; that way, then

Drying in the sun, drying

forgetfulness

小刀こがたなでごりごり削る

Crunching with a knife.
このマットは背中がごりごりして痛い

This cushion hurts my back.

「ごりごり」Part of speech

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ぎすぎす

ぎらぎら

くさくさ

ぐさぐさ

ぐずぐず

けたけた

げたげた

げらげら

ごしごし

ごりごり