Nervous onomatopoeia

上擦る【うわずるuwazuru】上ずる Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
• to get excited; to become restless
• to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term

ピリピリPIRIPIRI・ぴりぴりpiripiri Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• stinging; smarting; tingling; burning - onomatopoeia
• on edge; nervous; tense - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• ripping; peeling; tearing - onomatopoeia
• shrill sound of a whistle - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• quivering; trembling - onomatopoeia

甲走る【かんばしるkanbashiru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a shrill sound

ぽうっとpoutto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

• shrill whistling sound - onomatopoeia
• reddening or brightening slightly
• rush of blood to the head

ケラケラKERAKERA・けらけらkerakera

adverb / ~と adverb:

• cackling (sound of shrill laughter) - onomatopoeia

鏗然【こうぜんkouzen】 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• emitting a shrill sound (musical instrument, metal, stone)

じいじいjiijii

adverb:

• sizzle (sound of meat cooking) - onomatopoeia
• shrill droning of a cicada

音がする【おとがするotogasuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make a sound; to give off a sound - often XXX(と)音がする
• to hear a sound

潜める【ひそめるhisomeru】濳める Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hide; to conceal
• to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
• to become quiet and inconspicuous

聞き分ける【ききわけるkikiwakeru】聞分ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound
• to understand; to be reasonable

小鳥kotoriのno声koeをwo聞き分けるkikiwakeruことが出来ますkotogadekimasuかka。 Can you tell one bird from another by hearing them?

JLPTN3唸る【うなるunaru】呻る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to groan; to moan
• to roar; to howl; to growl
• to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to whiz; to sough; to make a low, dull sound
• to ooh and aah (in admiration)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be about to burst; to overflow

JLPTN1とto

particle / conjunction:

• if; when
• and
• with
• particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.) って

noun:

• promoted pawn - abbreviation - Shōgi term と金

particle:

• ? - at sentence end; indicates question - Kyūshū dialect

しーっshi-

interjection:

• shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up)
• shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

チョキチョキCHOKICHOKI・ちょきちょきchokichoki

adverb:

• snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut - onomatopoeia

気が張る【きがはるkigaharu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to strain every nerve; to feel nervous

コトコトKOTOKOTO・ことことkotokoto

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

ばりッとbaritto

adverb:

• sound of an object breaking loudly; ripping sound; tearing sound - onomatopoeia
• being stylish ぱりっと

ビビるBIBIru・びびるbibiru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters
• to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked - colloquialism
• to be shy; to be bashful - archaism

神経を尖らせる【しんけいをとがらせるshinkeiwotogaraseru】神経をとがらせる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

ビュービューBYUUBYUU・びゅうびゅうbyuubyuu・ヒューヒューHYUUHYUU・ひゅうひゅうhyuuhyuu・ピュウピュウPYUUPYUU・ぴゅうぴゅうpyuupyuu

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally / ~と adverb:

• whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing; moaning - onomatopoeia

神経を使う【しんけいをつかうshinkeiwotsukau】神経をつかう Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

ぶるうburuu Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous - colloquialism

JLPTN5戸【とto】門

noun:

• door (esp. Japanese-style) ［戸］ 扉
• shutter; window shutter
• entrance (to a home) - archaism
• narrows - archaism

誰かdarekaがga戸toをwoやかましくyakamashikuノックNOKKUしているshiteiru。 Someone is knocking loudly at the door.

彼女kanojoはha戸toをwo押し開けたoshiaketa。 She pushed the door open.

怖がる【こわがるkowagaru】恐がる Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)

彼女kanojoはha雷kaminariをwoこわがるkowagaru。 She is frightened of thunder.

ハラハラHARAHARA・はらはらharahara Inflection

~する noun / adverb:

• to feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears) - onomatopoeia
• hanging untidily (of hair); straggling - onomatopoeia