| Term | Definition |
|---|
| いらいら | Irritated or angry because things are not going as desired. |
| うきうき | Happy and excited, in a buoyant mood. |
| じろじろ | Staring rudely. |
| はらはら | 1. Anxious about how things are going to turn out. Apprehensive. 2. Petals or tears falling gently. Trickling down. |
| ばらばら | 1. Sound of acorns or hailstones falling to the ground. 2. Things scattered about or something that constituted a whole but has broken up. In bits and pieces. 3. Lacks unity. Disjointed. In disorder. |
| びしょびしょ | Sopping wet. Soaking. Wet through. |
| ぴょんぴょん | Hopping or skipping agilely. |
| ぶるぶる | Shaking, trembling, quaking. Also used to describe someone's body shivering from cold or fear. |
| ぺらぺら | 1. Chattering away frivolously, glibly. 2. Speaking fluently in a foreign language. 3. Leafing/thumbing through a book. 4. Thin and cheap looking cloth or wooden boards. |
| ぼさぼさ | Unkempt, ruffled hair. Also used to describe the ragged tip of a broom or paintbrush. |
| うろうろ | Wandering about aimlessly, loafing around, hanging around, someone who has lost sight of their goal. |
| しくしく | 1. Weeping, sobbing. 2. Dull pain, often a stomach or toothache. |
| ぐずぐず | 1. Sluggish, dillydallying behaviour. 2. Something uncertain, such as the weather. 3. Grumbling or complaining. 4. Loose, something that lost its shape. |
| つるつる | 1. A smooth surface, polished. Slipping on a smooth surface. 2. Sound made by slurping noodles. |
| どきどき | Beating heart. Punding, palpitating, thumping, going fast. |
| にこにこ | Smiling happily. All smiles. |
| ぬるぬる | Shiny and slippery. |
| ぴかぴか | Sparkling, glittering, shining. Brand new. |
| ぺろぺろ | Licking, sticking your tongue out and moving it around. |
| わくわく | Thrilled. Bursting with excitement in anticipation of something. |
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