- to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
Forms
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- to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
This phrase describes the act of finding something amusing internally without expressing it outwardly. It often conveys a sense of secret amusement or irony.
Generated collocations (experimental)
はらのなかでわらう腹の中で笑うto laugh to oneself; to smile to oneselfはらのなか腹の中でくすくすわらうくすくす笑うto chuckle to oneselfはらのなか腹の中でほくそえむほくそ笑むto smirk inwardlyこころのなか心の中でわらう笑うto laugh in one's heartひみつ秘密にはらのなかでわらう腹の中で笑うto secretly laugh to oneselfかれ彼のことば言葉にはらのなかでわらった腹の中で笑ったI laughed to myself at his words.はらのなかでわらって腹の中で笑ってやりすごすやり過ごすto laugh it off internallyはらのなかでわらう腹の中で笑うことをやめられないcan't stop laughing internally