Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

ピリピリtingle, sting, smart, hot, burning the tongue, becoming tense

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        with a sting, with a tingle, with a burn, smartingly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        nervously, tensely, (while) on edge

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        with a rip, with a ripping sound, with a tearing sound

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 4.

        with a shrill sound (of a whistle)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 5.

        quiveringly, tremblingly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ピリピリぴりぴり

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      試験(しけん)間近(まぢか)受験生(じゅけんせい)ピリピリしています。

      With exams just around the corner, the students are visibly tense.

      • N1

      (いか)りを(こら)えるときは(ほお)ピリピリ()()る。

      When I hold back my anger, my cheeks tingle and twitch.

      • N1

      重要(じゅうよう)会議(かいぎ)でのピリピリとした空気(くうき)(ぼく)苦手(にがて)です。

      I can't stand the tense atmosphere during important meetings.

      • N1

      このピリピリとくるカレーにご(はん)追加(ついか)したところで、(から)さはどうにもなりません。

      Even if you add rice to this curry that stings, it doesn't do anything to cut the heat.

      • N1

      試験(しけん)(ひか)えてピリピリとするくらいなら、(わたし)大学(だいがく)進学(しんがく)(あきら)めて専門(せんもん)学校(がっこう)()きたい。

      If getting that tense over exams is what it takes, I'd rather give up on university and go to a vocational school.

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