by ones and twos |
ほろほろ /(adv) (1) (on-mim) by ones and twos/(2) (See はらはら,ぼろぼろ) tears or flower petals falling quietly/(3) gurgling bird sound/(4) falling apart/crumbling/melting (in one's mouth)/EntL1011720X/ ------- ポツリポツリ;ぽつりぽつり /(adv,adv-to) (1) (on-mim) intermittently/bit by bit/little by little/by ones and twos/(2) (on-mim) in drops (e.g. of rain)/EntL2003850X/ |