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bura-bura(ブラブラ)
Gitaigo(擬態語)★★☆☆☆Physical Movement / Sound

bura-bura describes a loose, dangling, or swinging motion, often repeated and unhurried.

be-ttori(ベットリ)
Gitaigo(擬態語)★★★★☆Physical Movement / Sound

be-ttori describes a heavy, thick, and strongly adhesive state in which a substance clings firmly to a surface or spreads in a dense layer.

biri(ビリ)
Giongo(擬音語)★★☆☆☆Body Sensation

1. Electric snap

bachi-bachi(バチバチ)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★★☆Physical Movement / Sound

bachi-bachi describes sharp, crackling, or snapping sounds produced by small bursts of energy or impact.

bishi-bashi(ビシバシ)
Giongo(擬音語), Gitaigo(擬態語)★★★★☆Psychological / Emotional

bishi-bashi describes repeated, forceful actions performed with strong intensity.

bata-n(バタン)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★★☆Physical Movement / Sound

bata-n describes a loud, forceful sound produced when something closes, falls, or hits a surface with impact.

byun(ビュン)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★★★Physical Movement / Sound

byun describes a very fast, forceful motion that cuts through the air with strong momentum.

byuu-byuu(ビュービュー)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★★☆Natural Phenomena

byuu-byuu describes the continuous sound of strong wind blowing.

basa(バサ)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★☆☆Physical Movement / Sound

basa describes a dry, broad sound produced when a *bundle* or *mass* of lightweight material moves or spreads out in a single motion.

ban(バン)
Giongo(擬音語)★★★★☆Physical Movement / Sound

ban describes a sharp, loud, and sudden impact sound.

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