パラパラ
  ぱらぱら
  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  disco dancing with synchronized arm motions
  adverb taking the `to' particle
  onomatopoeic or mimetic word
  falling in (large) drops (e.g. rain, hail)
  sprinkle (e.g. rain, salt)
  pattering
  clattering (e.g. hail)
  onomatopoeic or mimetic word
  flipping through a book
  thumbing through a book
  riffling cards
  adverb taking the `to' particle
  adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  onomatopoeic or mimetic word
  sparse
  scattered (e.g. clumps of grass)
  adverb taking the `to' particle
  nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
  onomatopoeic or mimetic word
  crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese, non-sticky rice)
  loose and falling apart
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