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へろへろ

Mastery

- へろへろ
  
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- (Looks) Weakness
  
  Adverb
- 山道で迷って、ヘロヘロに疲れて家にたどり着いた。
  
  I arrived home, thoroughly worn out, after getting lost in the mountain paths.
- ヘロヘロになる前に、夏バテ対策をしっかり行い元気に夏を乗り切りましょう。
  
  Let's take precautions against heat fatigue, before we flake out from the heat, and have a healthy summer.
- Already mastered

「へろへろ」Meaning

(Looks) Weakness

...... deviation

imitations

Pulling, sawing; grinding (coffee beans, etc.); winnowing (meat pies)

山道で迷って、ヘロヘロに疲れて家にたどり着いた。

I arrived home, thoroughly worn out, after getting lost in the mountain paths.
ヘロヘロになる前に、夏バテ対策をしっかり行い元気に夏を乗り切りましょう。

Let's take precautions against heat fatigue, before we flake out from the heat, and have a healthy summer.

「へろへろ」Part of speech

Adverb

NA-Adjective

Particle

Intransitive

べらべら

Mastery

- べらべら
  
  1
- chatter or jabber on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
  
  Adverb Intransitive
- べらべらしゃべる
  
  babble on and on
- 彼女がべらべらしゃべりまくるのには参ってしまう。
  
  Her continuous chatter vexes me.
- Already mastered

「べらべら」Meaning

chatter or jabber on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

workmanship

Subject, participant

Addicted. Enthralled.

べらべらしゃべる

babble on and on
彼女がべらべらしゃべりまくるのには参ってしまう。

Her continuous chatter vexes me.

「べらべら」Part of speech

Adverb

Intransitive

Prefix

Interjection

ぺこぺこ

Mastery

- ぺこぺこ
  
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- Dented; hungry; nodding
  
  Adverb NA-Adjective Intransitive
- お腹がぺこぺこだ
  
  I'm hungry.
- お腹がぺこぺこです。
  
  I'm very hungry.
- 上役にやたらにぺこぺこするな。
  
  Don't be subservient to your boss.
- 彼は私のところへぺこぺこして借金を頼みに来た。
  
  He came to me hat in hand and asked for a loan.
- 彼は借金を頼みに頭をペコペコ下げてやって来た。
  
  He came crawling to me to ask for a loan.
- Already mastered

「ぺこぺこ」Meaning

Dented; hungry; nodding

Control Stick, Joystick

Travelers. Tourists.

soccer ball

お腹がぺこぺこだ

I'm hungry.
お腹がぺこぺこです。

I'm very hungry.
上役にやたらにぺこぺこするな。

Don't be subservient to your boss.
彼は私のところへぺこぺこして借金を頼みに来た。

He came to me hat in hand and asked for a loan.
彼は借金を頼みに頭をペコペコ下げてやって来た。

He came crawling to me to ask for a loan.

「ぺこぺこ」Part of speech

Adverb

NA-Adjective

Intransitive

Suffix

ぼそぼそ

Mastery

- ぼそぼそ
  
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- Kibble (whispering); (food) dryness
  
  Adverb Intransitive
- ぼそぼそ話す
  
  mutter
- その内気な少年はぼそぼそと自分の名前をつぶやいた。
  
  The shy boy murmured his name.
- 外米はぼそぼそしていて、日本人の口には合わない。
  
  Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
- 乾いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの山の旅で、大蛇にあった。
  
  While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
- Already mastered

ぼちぼち

Mastery

- ぼちぼち
  
  1
- Little by little, gradually
  
  Adverb
- りんごがぼちぼち出回り始める
  
  Apples are slowly coming on the market.
- ぼつぼつ
  
  Little by little, gradually
- 休憩はこれくらいにして、ボチボチ仕事を始めますか。
  
  Pretty soon we'd better wrap up this break and get back to work.
- Already mastered

ぼつぼつ

Mastery

- ぼつぼつ
  
  0 1
- The way the stars are scattered; slowly
  
  Adverb
- 山のふもとに農家がぼつぼつ点在している
  
  There are a few farmhouses scattered at the foot of the mountain
- Already mastered

「ぼつぼつ」Meaning

The way the stars are scattered; slowly

To write over; to cover (computer term)

proliferate

quit school

山のふもとに農家がぼつぼつ点在している

There are a few farmhouses scattered at the foot of the mountain

「ぼつぼつ」Part of speech

Adverb

Expression

I-Adjective

Transitive

むかむか

Mastery

- むかむか
  
  1
- Rage; want to vomit
  
  Adverb Intransitive
- むかむか腹が立つ
  
  anger bubbles up directly (idiom); seething with rage
- 彼のふるまいを見たらむかむかした。
  
  I felt disgust at his behavior.
- 胃がむかむかする。
  
  I have an upset stomach.
- 胸がムカムカします。
  
  I feel like vomiting.
- その悪臭にむかむかした。
  
  The bad smell disgusted us.
- 朝起きた時むかむかします。
  
  I feel sick when I get up in the morning.
- Already mastered

「むかむか」Meaning

Rage; want to vomit

Receive; understand

state of the market

Station staff

むかむか腹が立つ

anger bubbles up directly (idiom); seething with rage
彼のふるまいを見たらむかむかした。

I felt disgust at his behavior.
胃がむかむかする。

I have an upset stomach.
胸がムカムカします。

I feel like vomiting.
その悪臭にむかむかした。

The bad smell disgusted us.
朝起きた時むかむかします。

I feel sick when I get up in the morning.

「むかむか」Part of speech

Adverb

Intransitive

Prefix

NA-Adjective

めきめき

Mastery

- めきめき
  
  1
- (Improvement) significant, rapid
  
  Adverb
- めきめきと腕を上げる
  
  Significant improvement in technology
- タケシはめきめき数学の力をつけている。
  
  Takeshi is making great progress with math.
- 彼は英語の力がめきめきついてきた。
  
  He has made rapid progress in English.
- 彼はメキメキ英語の実力をつけている。
  
  He is making great progress in English.
- Already mastered

「めきめき」Meaning

(Improvement) significant, rapid

（Sound (from inanimate objects)

after death

Total, grand total

めきめきと腕を上げる

Significant improvement in technology
タケシはめきめき数学の力をつけている。

Takeshi is making great progress with math.
彼は英語の力がめきめきついてきた。

He has made rapid progress in English.
彼はメキメキ英語の実力をつけている。

He is making great progress in English.

「めきめき」Part of speech

Adverb

Expression

Suffix

Prefix

めそめそ

Mastery

- めそめそ
  
  1
- sob
  
  Adverb Intransitive
- めそめそと泣く
  
  sob
- いつまでメソメソしてるんだ。過ぎてしまったこと今更どうにもならないだろう。
  
  How long are you going to keep whimpering about that? You can't change the past.
- Already mastered

「めそめそ」Meaning

sob

(Tears) Drip, drip, drip, drip.

Photography; taking pictures

skyline

めそめそと泣く

sob
いつまでメソメソしてるんだ。過ぎてしまったこと今更どうにもならないだろう。

How long are you going to keep whimpering about that? You can't change the past.

「めそめそ」Part of speech

Adverb

Intransitive

Particle

I-Adjective

めためた

Mastery

- めためた
  
  0
- topsy turvy
  
  Adverb
- Already mastered

「めためた」Meaning

topsy turvy

tragicomedy

Masquerade, disguise.

Stomach-churning; angry, exasperating

「めためた」Part of speech

Adverb

Conjunction

Transitive

Suffix

ABAB

へろへろ

べらべら

ぺこぺこ

ぼそぼそ

ぼちぼち

ぼつぼつ

むかむか

めきめき

めそめそ

めためた