Vocab Info
A14 Adverb, Suru verb, No-adjective
ほくほくsoft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Suru verb
2.
being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ほくほく、ホクホク
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商売が繁盛して社長がほくほくしている。
Business is thriving and the president is beaming happily. {soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself}
ほくほくして熱々の焼き芋が一番美味しいです。
The soft and flaky, piping hot baked sweet potato is the most delicious. {soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself}
観客が沢山来ているのを見て、運営がほくほくしている。
Seeing a lot of spectators, the organizers are beaming happily. {soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself}
彼がほくほくしているところを見ると、何か良いことがあったのだろう。
When I see him looking so pleased with himself, I guess something good must have happened. {soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself}
ほくほくしたジャガイモにバターを乗せると、一瞬でバターが溶けました。
When I put butter on the soft and flaky potato, the butter melted in an instant. {soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.), fluffy, crumbly, fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, being pleased with oneself, beaming happily, chuckling to oneself}
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