Japanese
Pronunciation
Adverb
ぴりぴり or ピリピリ • (piripiri)
- tensely
- tingling
- sting, smart
Noun
ぴりぴり or ピリピリ • (piripiri)
- pins and needles
Verb
ぴりぴりする or ピリピリする • (piripiri suru) suru (stem ぴりぴりし (piripiri shi), past ぴりぴりした (piripiri shita))
- sting, smart
- tingle
- burn
- be highly charged (of an atmosphere)
- be tense, edgy, uptight, on pins and needles