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A6 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru 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. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      3.

      appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      4.

      glancing (repeatedly)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    5. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      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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