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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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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

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

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

      2.

      nervously, tensely, (while) on edge

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

      3.

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

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

      4.

      with a shrill sound (of a whistle)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. Adverb, 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(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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