Vocab Info

A4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Noun

ほろほろby ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      by ones and twos

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

      2.

      tears or flower petals falling quietly

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

      3.

      gurgling bird sound

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

      4.

      falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. Noun

      5.

      dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

      Food, cooking

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      (さくら)(はな)びらがほろほろと()っている。

      The cherry blossom petals are falling quietly one by one. {by ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.}

      映画(えいが)()ながらほろほろと(なみだ)(なが)しました。

      While watching the movie, I quietly shed tears one by one. {by ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.}

      (やま)のどこかから山鳥(やまどり)のほろほろという()(ごえ)()こえる。

      From somewhere in the mountain, the gurgling sound of a mountain bird can be heard. {by ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.}

      このクッキーは(くち)()れた途端(とたん)にほろほろと(くず)れてしまいます。

      This cookie crumbles and falls apart the moment you put it in your mouth. {by ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.}

      ほろほろと(なみだ)(なが)している彼女(かのじょ)には、一体(いったい)どんなことがあったのだろうか。

      What on earth could have happened to her, as she quietly sheds tears one by one? {by ones and twos, tears or flower petals falling quietly, gurgling bird sound, falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth), dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.}

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