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A10 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

ジワジワslowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit

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

      2.

      slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ジワジワじわじわ

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      (あせ)がジワジワと(にじ)()てきました。

      Sweat gradually started to seep out. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}

      ()がジワジワと(みず)()()んでいます。

      The soil is slowly soaking in the water. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}

      借金(しゃっきん)がジワジワと()えているので(あせ)っています。

      I'm panicking because my debt is slowly but steadily increasing. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}

      放射線(ほうしゃせん)による汚染(おせん)がジワジワと周囲(しゅうい)(ひろ)がっているそうだ。

      It seems that the contamination caused by radiation is slowly but steadily spreading to the surroundings. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}

      不況(ふきょう)(なみ)がジワジワと()()せ、ついに(ぼく)まで解雇(かいこ)されてしまった。

      The wave of recession slowly but steadily swept in, and I ended up getting laid off. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}

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