Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
ピリピリtingle, sting, smart, hot, burning the tongue, becoming tense
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Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
with a sting, with a tingle, with a burn, smartingly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
nervously, tensely, (while) on edge
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
with a rip, with a ripping sound, with a tearing sound
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
4.
with a shrill sound (of a whistle)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
5.
quiveringly, tremblingly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ピリピリ、ぴりぴり
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試験間近で受験生はピリピリしています。
With exams just around the corner, the students are visibly tense.
怒りを堪えるときは頬がピリピリと引き攣る。
When I hold back my anger, my cheeks tingle and twitch.
重要な会議でのピリピリとした空気が僕は苦手です。
I can't stand the tense atmosphere during important meetings.
このピリピリとくるカレーにご飯を追加したところで、辛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.
試験を控えてピリピリとするくらいなら、私は大学進学を諦めて専門学校に行きたい。
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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