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Movement & Speed

のっそり

nossori

Lumbering, moving sluggishly and heavily

A large, heavy body moving slowly and clumsily — a bear getting up, a large person standing up slowly, or a turtle walking.

💡A bear emerging — 'The bear nossori came out of the cave.'

Example

熊がのっそり洞穴から出てきた。

The bear nossori lumbered out of the cave.

Quiz yourself

The old tortoise ___ moved across the garden.

年老いた亀が○○庭を歩いた。

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