Illustration: In a Japanese family dining room, a young child carefully carries a tray holding three brimming teacups toward the low table. One cup tilts slightly as the child steps over the edge of a floor cushion.

ハラハラ

harahara

nervously, in suspense

Often followed by する. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

見みていてハラハラさせられた。
Just to watch it made me nervous.
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試合しあいは、ハラハラドキドキだった。
The game was full of suspense.
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ハラハラするような小説しょうせつを読よんだ。
I read an exciting story.
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