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Emotion & Feeling

そわそわ

sowa-sowa

Restless and fidgety

An anxious restlessness where you can't sit still. Your body moves before your mind catches up.

💡Waiting for exam results — 'I've been sowa-sowa all morning.'

Example

合格発表の前はそわそわする。

I feel sowa-sowa before the exam results come out.

Quiz yourself

I was ___ all day waiting for the interview call.

面接の結果を待って一日中○○していた。

nervousnessexcitementexaminterviewconfession
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