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ほろ酔い

微酔い

Reading

Kana: ほろよい
Romaji: horoyoi
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Definition

1

slight intoxication; being tipsy

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 よ.う、 よ.い、 よ
Meanings: drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
Readings: ビ、 かす.か
Meanings: delicate, minuteness, insignificance

Example Sentences

ほろ()気分(きぶん)ですよ。
➥I'm getting high.
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そういえば、電車(でんしゃ)(なか)(となり)(すわ)ったほろ()いのおっさんに、自分(じぶん)俳句(はいく)()()しいと()われたことがある。
➥Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
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