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    3. たらたら

    たらたら

    たらたら

    drop-by-drop

    KMT3CoreAdverb, ParticleCore ConceptsKana Vocab12 strokes

    たらたらタラタラ

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    sluggishly, dawdling
    onomatopoeic or mimetic wordcolloquial

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    汗あせがたらたらと落おちる。

    Sweat is dripping down.

    KMT2Daily Life
    蛇じゃ口ぐちから水みずがたらたらと漏もれている。

    Water is trickling from the faucet.

    KMT3Daily LifeHome & Housing
    雨あめの日ひは、傘かさから水みずがたらたらと垂たれる。

    On rainy days, water drips from the umbrella.

    KMT3Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    彼かれはいつも不ふ平へい不ふ満まんをたらたらと述のべる。

    He always complains incessantly.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの自じ慢ま話んをたらたらと続つづけた。

    She continued to boast about herself incessantly.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

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