感情・気持ち · Feelings & mind
ハラハラ
hara-haragijougo · feeling / mindCommon
On the edge of your seat
The nervous, on-edge feeling of watching something risky unfold, fearing it will go wrong — a close game, a daredevil stunt.
Related words
Common forms
ハラハラする
When to use
- ハラハラする — to be on tenterhooks.
- You are watching, anxious about the outcome.
- ドキドキ is your own racing heart; ハラハラ is worry about something/someone else.
Examples
試合の終盤はハラハラした。
しあいのしゅうばんはハラハラした。
The end of the match was nail-biting.