hishi-hishi
A deep, penetrating emotional realization that presses in from all sides. Feeling something so intensely that it's almost physical.
💡Used when feeling the weight of responsibility, the passage of time, or deep gratitude pressing upon you.
親になって初めて、両親のありがたさをひしひしと感じた。
Becoming a parent, I keenly felt how grateful I should be to my own parents.
After the earthquake, we ___ felt how fragile life can be.
地震の後、命のはかなさを○○と感じた。