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掻く かく N3

  1. to scratch
  2. to perspire
  3. to paddle; to shovel

藻掻く もがく N1

  1. to squirm; to struggle; to wriggle; to writhe
  2. to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

足掻く あがく

  1. to paw (at) the ground
  2. to flail about; to flounder; to struggle (using one's arms and legs)
  3. to make every effort; to strive; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation)

鼾を掻く いびきをかく

  1. to snore

頭を掻く あたまをかく

  1. to scratch one's head (often when embarrassed or shy)

ボリボリ ボリボリ

  1. crunching; munching
  2. scratching (an itch)

がりがり がりがり

  1. chewing or crushing something hard; crunching; scraping; scratching
  2. hard and crunchy
  3. all skin and bones; emaciated; very skinny

寝首 ねくび

  1. head of a sleeping person
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