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オノマトペ

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This deck contains a vast array of different Japanese onomatopoeia.

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Chapter 16

Sound significance. ち - Ending with sharp or fast jerking or popping.

かちかち

ticktock, chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking, clacking, clattering, dry and hard, (frozen) stiff, hidebound, die-hard, stubborn, obstinate, bigoted, scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened

がちがち

chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause

ぐちぐち

mumbling, muttering, complaining (continuously) about something

ケチケチ

stingily, tightfistedly, in a miserly manner, naggingly

ネチネチ

sticky, , persistent, insistent, nagging

バチバチ

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.), sparking, sputtering, spitting, to fight, to argue

パチパチ

crackling, cracking, snapping, popping, clicking, clapping, incessantly (blinking)

ビチビチ

sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water, diarrhea, etc. sounds, watery

ぴちぴち

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman), vivaciously young, spunky, energetic, (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net), bursting (e.g. seams), tight, splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

ぼちぼち

leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so

ぽちぽち

spattering, splotching, step-by-step, little-by-little, soon, dots, ditto mark

ムチムチ

plump, chubby, voluptuous

もちもち

springy (texture)

よちよち

totteringly, with tottering steps, toddling

Chapter 17

Sound significance. に - Having springy inward elasticity.

ふにふに

stroke, caress, soft (object), dreamlike (object), tender (object)

プニプニ

squishy, springy, bouncy

Chapter 18

Sound significance. ひ - Constant high tension.

きびきび

brisk, lively, energetic

きゃぴきゃぴ

brimming with youthful enthusiasm, in high spirits, raring to go, overflowing with youthful energy (used mainly of girls), acting all cute and charged up

ちびちび

little by little, bit by bit, sparingly

Chapter 19

Sound significance. み - Constant droning or fast vibration.

ガミガミ

nagging, griping

Chapter 20

Sound significance. り - Constant opposing motions that irritate or run in reverse to the other.

カリカリ

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching

我利我利（がりがり）

skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person

きりきり

chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away

ぐりぐり

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.), grinding against, pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow), rolling one's eyes, goggling one's eyes, googly eyes, rattling sound

こりこり

crisp (like a pickle), crunchy, firm (musculature), stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

ゴリゴリ

with a scraping sound, with a grating sound, with a scratching sound, with force, hard, vigorously, forcibly (carry out), forcefully, in a pushy manner, hard (e.g. food), stiff (e.g. clothing), inflexible, uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool, hardcore, serious, genuine, bona fide, true, real

しゃりしゃり

sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together, crunch crunch

じゃりじゃり

crunchy, gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

ジョリジョリ

scrape-scrape, (with a) scraping sound

じりじり

slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, irritatedly, impatiently, scorchingly (of the sun), sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil), sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc., oozing out (oil, sweat, etc.), seeping out

ちくりちくり

prickling, stinging, biting

ちりちり

bits and pieces, frizzily (as in perm)

バリバリ

tearing, ripping, scratching, crunching, munching, stiff, starchy, crisp, (working) hard, actively, vigorously, energetically, making loud noises in succession (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.), crackling (electricity)

パリパリ

crispy, crunchy, tearing, ripping, cracking, spirited, energetic, vigorous, brand-new and high quality (clothing), well-starched, crisp (bill)

ヒリヒリ

stinging (pain), smarting, tingling

ビリビリ

(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock

ピリピリ

tingle, sting, smart, hot, burning the tongue, becoming tense

プリプリ

angrily, in a huff, in anger, high on marijuana, tender (to chew)

ぼりぼり

munching, crunching, scratching (an itch)

もりもり

enthusiastically, with gusto, bulging, swelling

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