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感情・気持ち · Feelings & mind

イライラ

ira-iragijougo · feeling / mindVery common

Irritated

The prickly feeling of irritation and impatience — stuck in traffic, waiting too long, dealing with something that won't go right.

Common forms

イライラする

When to use

  • 渋滞でイライラする — to get irritated in a traffic jam.
  • Implies building frustration and short temper.
  • The image is of しているのに進まない — wanting to act but being blocked.

Examples

電車がなかなか来なくてイライラした。

でんしゃがなかなかこなくてイライラした。

The train just wouldn't come and I got irritated.