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落雷 らくらい

  1. lightning bolt; lightning strike

落雷にあう らくらいにあう

  1. to be struck by lightning

ガラガラ ガラガラ

  1. with a clatter; with a rattle
  2. (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; bare; uninhabited; unoccupied
  3. gravelly; husky; raspy (voice)
  4. with a gargle
  5. boorish; ill-mannered; outspoken; rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved
  6. rattle (baby's toy)
  7. lottery wheel
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