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A6 と-adverb, する-verb

ちらちらfalling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently

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    1. と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      4. 4.

        glancing (repeatedly)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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      5. 5.

        (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ちらちらチラチラチラッチラッ

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      東京(とうきょう)でも(ゆき)がチラチラと()った。

      Snow was lightly falling in Tokyo. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}

      (こわ)れかけのテレビの画面(がめん)がチラチラしている。

      The screen of the almost broken TV is flickering. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}

      教室(きょうしつ)(はじ)(はじ)()(にん)生徒(せいと)がチラチラ目配(めくば)せをしている。

      Two students are exchanging glances intermittently from one end of the classroom to the other. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}

      ある生徒(せいと)生徒(せいと)(かん)する(うわ)ついた(うわさ)がチラチラと(みみ)(はい)った。

      I intermittently heard some frivolous rumors about a certain student. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}

      息子(むすこ)()ていると、(いま)()(おっと)面影(おもかげ)がチラチラと()える()がします。

      When I look at my son, I feel like I catch glimpses of my late husband. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}

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