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A13 Adverb, Suru verb
ぼっとwith a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly
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Adverb
1.
with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See Also:
Adverb, Suru verb
2.
suddenly blushing
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Suru verb
3.
in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See Also:
Adverb, Suru verb
4.
dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See Also:
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薪にボッと火がつきました。
The fire flared up suddenly in the firewood. {with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly}
ボッとした顔の彼女は頼りないです。
She, with her absent-minded face, is unreliable. {with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly}
ライターの火がボッと音を立ててつきました。
The lighter's flame flared up with a whoosh. {with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly}
新聞紙がボッと燃える様子を彼はボーッと見ています。
He is vacantly watching the newspaper burn up in a blaze. {with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly}
突然台所からボッと火の手が上がった時は、心臓がバクバクしました。
When the flames suddenly flared up from the kitchen, my heart pounded with fear. {with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up, suddenly blushing, in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly}
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