Sigh

"Sigh" in Japanese

やれやれ

yareyare

(expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)

ため息

tameiki

(act of sighing)

吐息

toiki

(act of sighing)

嘆息

tansoku

(act of sighing)

ため息をつく

tameiki o tsuku

(to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

嘆く

nageku

(to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

嘆息する

tansoku suru

(to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

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