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A5 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

じたばた(kick and) struggle, wriggle

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        (kicking and) struggling, wriggling, floundering, flailing

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. する-verb, Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 2.

        to get into a panic, to make a fuss, to make a scene

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    じたばた

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      今更(いまさら)ジタバタしても、もう手遅(ておく)れです。

      It's already too late, so even if you struggle now, it won't help.

      (あか)ちゃんがじたばた手足(てあし)(どう)かしている。

      The baby is wriggling its arms and legs.

        ジタバタともがいたら(さら)(くる)しくなりました。

        When I struggled and squirmed, it only made things worse.

        (おぼ)れそうになってじたばたともがくのは(ぎゃく)効果(こうか)だ。

        Struggling when you're about to drown is counterproductive.

          テスト(まえ)にじたばた(あわ)てても、それは手遅(ておく)れだと(おも)います。

          I think it's too late to struggle and panic before the test.

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