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ใฏใฏใฏใฏ
Waku-waku (Excited)
ๆฅๆฌๆ
่กใๆฅฝใใฟใงใๆฏๆฅ**ใฏใฏใฏใฏ**ใใฆใใพใ๏ผ
I'm so excited for my Japan trip, I'm waku-waku every day!
ใฆใญใฆใญ
Uki-uki (Cheerful)
ใใผใใฎๅใฎๆฅใฏใๅฟใ**ใฆใญใฆใญ**ใใพใใ
The day before a date, my heart feels uki-uki/cheerful.
ใใณใใณ
Niko-niko (Smiling)
ๅ
็ใฏใใคใ**ใใณใใณ**ใใฆใใฆๅชใใใงใใ
The teacher is always niko-niko/smiling and kind.
ใใใจใใ
Hotto-suru (Relieved)
ใๆฏใใใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใจใ**ใใใจใใพใ**ใ
I feel hotto-suru/relieved when I hear my mom's voice.
ใใญใใญ
Doki-doki (Heart pounding)
้ขๆฅใฎๅใฏใๅฟ่ใ**ใใญใใญ**ใใพใใ
Before an interview, my heart pounds doki-doki.
ใคใฉใคใฉ
Ira-ira (Irritated)
้ป่ปใ้
ใใฆใ**ใคใฉใคใฉ**ใใพใใใ
The train was late and I got so irritated.
ใใฃใใ
Gussuri (Sound asleep)
ๆจๆฅใฏ12ๆ้**ใใฃใใ**ๅฏใพใใใ
I slept soundly for 12 hours yesterday.
ใขใใขใ
Mochi-mochi (Chewy)
ใใฎใใณใฏ**ใขใใขใ**ใใฆใใฆ็พๅณใใ๏ผ
This bread is mochi-mochi/chewy and delicious!
ใตใฏใตใฏ
Saku-saku (Crunchy)
ใใฎใฏใใญใผใฏ**ใตใฏใตใฏ**ใฎ้ฃๆใงใใ
These cookies have a saku-saku/crunchy texture.
ใขใใขใ
Atsu-atsu (Piping Hot)
**ใขใใขใ**ใฎใใถใ้ฃในใพใใใ๏ผ
Let's eat piping hot/atsu-atsu pizza!
ใใญใใญ
Toro-toro (Melty)
ใชใ ใฉใคในใฎๅตใ**ใใญใใญ**ใงใใ
The egg on the omelet rice is toro-toro/goey.
ใใกใใก
Mochi-mochi (Chewy)
ใใฎใใณใฏ**ใใกใใก**ใใฆใใฆใใใใใใงใใ
This bread is wonderfully chewy and delicious.
ใซใชใซใช
Kari-kari (Crunchy)
ใใผใณใณใฏ**ใซใชใซใช**ใซ็ผใใฆใใ ใใใ
Please fry the bacon until crispy.
ใจใใจใ
Toro-toro (Melty / Creamy)
ใใฎๅตใฏ**ใจใใจใ**ใงๆ้ซใงใ๏ผ
This egg is melt-in-your-mouth creamy!
ใบใใบใ
Peko-peko (Starving)
ๆใใไฝใ้ฃในใฆใใชใใฎใงใใใชใใ**ใบใใบใ**ใงใใ
I have not eaten since morning, so I am starving.
ใใซใใซ
Pika-pika (Shiny)
ๆฐใใ้ดใ**ใใซใใซ**ใซๅ
ใฃใฆใใพใใ
My new shoes are shining pika-pika.
ใใฉใใฉ
Fura-fura (Dizzy)
็ฑใใใฃใฆใ้ ญใ**ใใฉใใฉ**ใใพใใ
I have a fever and my head feels fura-fura/dizzy.
ใใญใใญ
Teki-paki (Efficiently)
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏไปไบใ**ใใญใใญ**ใใชใใพใใ
She handles work teki-paki/efficiently.
ใดใญใดใญ
Goro-goro (Loafing)
ไปๆฅใฏไธๆฅไธญใๅฎถใง**ใดใญใดใญ**ใใฆใใพใใใ
I spent all day goro-goro/loafing around at home.
ใญใฉใญใฉ
Kira-kira (Sparkling)
ๅค็ฉบใฎๆใ**ใญใฉใญใฉ**ๅ
ใฃใฆใใพใใ
The stars are sparkling kira-kira in the night sky.
ใตใใตใ
Fuwa-fuwa (Fluffy)
ใใฎใใณใฑใผใญใฏ**ใตใใตใ**ใงใ๏ผ
This pancake is so fluffy!
ใ ใใ ใ
Dara-dara (Lazing around)
ๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅฎถใง**ใ ใใ ใ**ใใพใใใ
On Sunday I just lazed around at home.
ใใฃใใ
Kossori (Secretly)
ๅคไธญใซ**ใใฃใใ**ใฑใผใญใ้ฃในใพใใใ
I secretly ate cake in the middle of the night.
ใใซใใซ
Tsuru-tsuru (Slippery)
ใใใใฎ็ฎใฏ**ใใซใใซ**ใใฆใใพใใ
Banana peels are tsuru-tsuru/smooth.
ใใณใใณ
Peko-peko (Starving)
ใ่
นใ**ใใณใใณ**ใงใใใใใใ้ฃในใใ๏ผ
I'm peko-peko/starving. I want to eat a banana!