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.
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Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
by ones and twos
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
gurgling bird sound
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
4.
falling apart, crumbling, melting (in one's mouth)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNoun
5.
dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
Food, cooking
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ほろほろ
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桜の花びらがほろほろと散っている。
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.}
映画を見ながらほろほろと涙を流しました。
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.}
山のどこかから山鳥のほろほろという鳴き声が聞こえる。
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.}
このクッキーは口に入れた途端にほろほろと崩れてしまいます。
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.}
ほろほろと涙を流している彼女には、一体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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