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

緊張(きんちょう)でお腹(なか)がきりきりと痛(いた)いです。

I have a sharp pain in my stomach due to nervousness. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}

社長(しゃちょう)はきりきりと働(はたら)く社員(しゃいん)が好(す)きだ。

The company president likes employees who work briskly and promptly. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}

胃(い)がきりきりと痛(いた)むので胃薬(いぐすり)と整腸剤(せいちょうざい)を飲(の)みました。

My stomach was hurting sharply, so I took some stomach medicine and a digestive aid. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}

味方(みかた)の兵士(へいし)が木(き)の幹(みき)にきりきりと縛(しば)り上(あ)げられて殺(ころ)されたらしい。

It seems that our ally's soldiers were bound tightly to tree trunks and apparently killed. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}

あの弓道(きゅうどう)の選手(せんしゅ)のように弓(ゆみ)をきりきりと引(ひ)き絞(しぼ)るには、腕(うで)を鍛(きた)えないと…。

To pull a bow tightly like that archery athlete, I need to strengthen my arms... {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}