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adverbonomatopoeia

Meanings

1feel nervous
2to feel anxious
3to feel nervous
4to be kept in suspense
5fluttering down
6trickling down (e.g. tears)
7hanging untidily (of hair)
8straggling

Example sentence

それは私にとってはらはらする一瞬だった。

It was a nervous moment for me.

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