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Onomatopoeias
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| おお～ | impressed |
| ポチポチ・プチプチ | pushing a button |
| ドカーン | something explodes |
| フフフ | hehehe |
| ガラガラ | a sliding door opens |
| バラバラ | something collapses and scatters |
| ガーン | shocked |
| パシャパシャ | the sound of a hand scooping up water (?); splash |
| バシャバシャ | splash (bigger sound?) |
| ワハハハ | loud laugh |
| クスクス | snickering, chuckling, quiet laugh, laughing discreetly |
| くるっ | turning your head quickly |
| がばっ | oversleeping and sitting up suddenly in bed when you wake up |
| ガタガタ | sound of seats moving, messing with a bag, rustling, standing up from chairs |
| ブーブー！ | complaining, whining |
| カリカリ | writing (with a pencil) |
| ゴシゴシ | erasing |
| キーンコーン、カーンコーン | a bell ringing (for the end of class) |
| じゅう～ | the sound of tempura being deep-fried |
| きょろきょろ | looking around |
| ガチャ・ガシャ | sounds of turning the doorknob of a heavy door as you push the door open |
| ぐっ・ぐいっ | grabbing something hard and rapidly |
| がしっ | grabbing something firmly to not let go |
| びくっ・ぎくっ | jumping with surprise, startled |
| ウロウロ | restlessly, to be at a loss, puzzled, troubled |
| トゥルルルル | soft ringing tones |
| ぶちっ | sound of a string breaking suddenly, someone snapping out of anger |
| ぼちゃんっ | sound of water when an object drops |
| ガタンガタン・ゴタンゴタン | the roller coaster climbing up roughly |
| ピッ | electric sounds of scanning |
| バタンッ | sound when an object closes |
| どんっ | sounds of placing something big in front of a person |
| ホロホロ・ポロポロ | tears falling quietly or gently |
| さくさく | crunchy |
| カチャ | sounds of turning the doorknob quietly or hesitantly |
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gracine
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