Illustration: Inside a Japanese passenger ferry cabin, a traveler sits rigidly with one hand pressed over their mouth and the other holding an open paper sick bag beneath their chin. Their eyes are half closed, a little sweat gathers at the temple, and their torso curls protectively around an unsettled stomach.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ムカムカ

mukamuka

feeling queasy

Example sentences

  1. 胃いがムカムカするの。

    I feel sick to my stomach.

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  2. 胃いがムカムカして目めが覚さめたんだ。

    I woke up with an upset stomach.

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  3. 朝起あさおきた時ときむかむかします。

    I feel sick when I get up in the morning.

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