list of sfx:w

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SFX

wa:
RomajiKatakanaHiraganaEnglishExplanation
waワわ*wow!* *ack!* *whoa!*
waワわ(1) *boo!*
(2) *ack!*
waワッわっ*wah!* *yay!* *yeeahh!* *cheer* *woot!*SFX for a cheer, or a happy atmosphere.
wa-ワーわー(1) *roar*;
(2) *wow*;
(3) *yeaahh* *cheer* *applause*;
(4) *waaah*		(1) (A crowd's) excited roar. See also *wai wai* and *wara wara*;
(4) SFX for cheering or SFX for cry of dismay or despair.
wa-ワーッわーっ*wow* *yay* *delight*
wa-iワーイわーい*yay* *woohoo* *yes* *yeah*Positive cheering, expression of cheerfulness or happiness.
wa-nワーンッわーんっ(1) *bawling* *waahh*;
(2) *waahh* *grrr*		(1) SFX for a long, wailing cry of despair;
(2) SFX for a loud cry of outrage or unhappiness with something
wa-n wa-nワーンワーンわーんわーん*waah waah*
*booh hoo*
*bawling*		SFX for crying loudly and hysterically.
wa-wa-ワーワーわーわー(1) *roar*;
(2) *chatter* *rustle*		(1) (A crowd's) excited roar. See also *wai wai* and *wara wara*;
(2) SFX for background noise of pedestrians on the street.
waaワアわあ(1) *wow*;
(2) *roar* *yaahh!*;
(3) *cheer* *applause*		(2) Like the war cries of soldiers in battle, or cry of protest.
waffunワッフンわっふん*grunt*Light SFX...strange grunt.
wafuワフわふ(1) *grunt*;
(2) *woof*		(1) Light SFX...strange grunt;
(2) SFX for dog "woof-ing", see also *Wafu wafu*.
wafu wafuワフワフわふわふ(1) *grunt grunt*
*mumble mumble*;
(2) *woof woof*		(1) Light SFX...strange grunt;
(2) SFX for dog "woof-ing", see also *Wafu*.
wafu-nワフーンわふーん*whine*High-pitched, sad whine of a dog.
wahahaワハハわはは*hahaha*
*bwahaha*
*ahaha*		Full-on, loud laughter.


See also *hahaha* (ハハハ).
waiワイわい*yay!* *delight*Feminine exclamation of delight, spoken by a character.
wai waiワイワイわいわい*chatter chatter*To explain lively action/noise, like *Gaya gaya*
waki wakiワキワキわきわき*restless*Itching-to-grab gesture.
wakuワクわく*excitement* *happy*Cute anticipation.
waku wakuワクワクわくわく*excited*
*nervous*
*trembling*		Happy, cute anticipation.


See also *baku baku*.
wanワン！わん！*woof!*SFX for the call of a dog or wolf.
wan wanワンワンわんわん*bow-wow*
*woof woof*
*wuff wuff*
*ruff ruff*		SFX for the sound of a dog calling.
wana wanaワナワナわなわな*tremble tremble*
*shake shake*		Trembling from fear or anger; trembling all over.
wara waraワラワラわらわら*chatter chatter*Crowded people, usually small kids. See also *waa* and *wai wai*.
wasa wasaワサワサわさわさ*rustle rustle*
wasshiワッシわっし*one-two*
*one-and-a-two*
*one-two-three*
*hee haa*
*huff huff*		SFX for the sound one makes while motivating oneself to use physical effort or to exert oneself physically.
Ex: Counting out "one-two-three, and a one-two-three" while doing jumping jacks.
wata wataワタワタわたわた(1) *panic*;
(2) *flap flap*		(1) Moving busily;
(2) SFX for arms flailing around, trying to cover a mistake.
wawaワワわわ*whoa*In a "what the heck" way.
waza wazaワザワザわざわざ*expressly* *intentionally*To go through the trouble of doing something.

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