sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); patteringonomatopoeic or mimetic word
flipping (through a book, etc.); rifflingonomatopoeic or mimetic word
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
sparse; scattered; sporadiconomatopoeic or mimetic word
crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)onomatopoeic or mimetic word