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(Adjective/-な) (onomatopoeia) very hungry, starving, famished; (adverb) (can take the する suffix) (onomatopoeia) bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; (adverb) (adverb taking the 'to' particle) (can take the する suffix) (adjectival nouns) (onomatopoeia) denting, buckling, giving (in)
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Ontama-chan
Level: 1071
The hollow sound of a thin metal plate being dented/bent
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ライアンでいい
Level: 1189
Peckish.
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冬子50・fuyuko50
Level: 570
pitch accent:
ペ/コペコ = hungry
ペ\コペコ (する) = to bow repeatedly
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He came to me hat in hand and asked for a loan.
              
Don't be blindly subservient to your boss.
               
I played a lot and I'm starving.
    

(noun/する verb) (onomatopoeia) with a friendly grin, smilingly
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jm27937
Level: 1377
ニヤニヤ refers to a smirk or sly grin. It often suggests a mischievous, sneaky, or slightly creepy smile, as if the person is thinking about something amusing or plotting something. ニコニコ describes a bright, cheerful smile.
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ギョルギ九十三
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Commonly used adverbially with と (though と can be omitted) to describe how someone acts.

彼女はいつもニコニコ(と)笑っている = She's always smiling. (literal smile)

彼女はみんなから祝われてニコニコ(と)嬉しそうにしている = She's all smiles with everyone congratulating her. (visibly happy)

彼はどんな逆境でもいつもニコニコ(と)笑顔で頑張っています = He keeps smiling and doing his best no matter the adversity. (smiling through hardship)

うちの犬はだれに対してもニコニコ(と)愛想を振りまいて、餌をもらっている = Our dog acts friendly toward everyone and gets food. (friendly)

※ ニコニコ = smiling → extends to visible happiness, composure, and friendliness
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denniszhang96
Level: 220
sunny, like 日光/にっこう
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シン・ソツ
Level: 816
🤭😂「笑う」onomatopoeia🤣

にこにこ 😊 with a friendly* grin, smilingly
🧑‍🍼お母さんがやさしい声で話しかけたので、赤ちゃんは にこにこ 笑って、お母さんの顔をずっと見ていた。
にっこり sweetly* (smiling), broadly (grinning) 😄😁
にっと with a grin 😀

からから usually uses when a man laughs happily* in a slightly high-pitched voice.😆
🧑‍🏫授業中、先生が とても おもしろい冗談を言った ので、男の学生たちが からから と笑った。

ころころ young woman*'s laughter in high-pitched sound😄 🔔
💃女の子たちは ころころ と笑った。

けらけら げらげら Laughing loudly* without holding back 🤣
🦹きのうテレビでとても面白い番組をやっていた。おかしくてお腹をかかえて げらげら 笑ったら、本当にお腹が痛くなってしまった。

くすくす laugh softly, trying not to make any noise*.🤭
🚈電車で 向かいの席に 座って マンガを読んでいた 若い女性が,急に くすくす と笑い出した。

にやにや 🤩😆😏 grinning, smirking
😚友達が成績表をもらって急に にやにや した顔になった。理由を聞くと,英語の成績が先学期から2段階もあがったということだった。

にたにた with a broad grin, smirking 😁
にやっと 😁
にやり meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.), suggestively, broadly, sneeringly 😏
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              いい           
Taro is grinning, it seems that something good happened.
              
She is always smiling.
               
She is always smiling.
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(other) a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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(expression) Cry

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(Adjective/-な) (onomatopoeia) in large drops

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