Illustration: Behind the counter of a crowded neighborhood bakery, staff work with rigid shoulders and tightly pressed lips as unfinished orders accumulate on trays. A new assistant accidentally lets a metal spoon fall onto the floor.

ぴりぴり

piripiri

tensely, on edge

Example sentences

試験しけんの前まえ、トムがピリピリしてたんだ。
Tom was nervous before the exam.
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ママとパパがね、すごくピリピリしてるんだ。
Mom and Dad are very nervous.
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あまりタカシに近ちかづかない方ほうがいいぞ。明日仕事あしたしごとの面接めんせつがあるとかで、すごくぴりぴりしてるんだ。
You should stay away from Takashi for now. He has a work interview tomorrow or something, and he’s really tense.
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