どきどき
dokidoki
The heart knocking on the chest wall: どきどき
The picture Inside the chest, the heart beating bigger and faster than usual, knocking against the wall from within. どきどき is the heart pounding in place; わくわく is the mind lifting so much that the body leans forward.
Where the picture shows up in どきどき
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pounding from nerves
面接の前は、いつもどきどきします。
mensetsu no mae wa, itsumo dokidoki shimasu
My heart always pounds before an interview.
Sitting on a chair outside the interview room, hands on knees, hearing nothing but your own heartbeat
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pounding from a fright
後ろから声をかけられて、どきどきしました。
ushiro kara koe o kakerarete, dokidoki shimashita
Someone called me from behind and my heart jumped.
Shoulders shooting up and dropping again in a corridor, the chest thumping once, hard
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pounding from excitement
明日の旅行が楽しみで、どきどきしています。
ashita no ryokou ga tanoshimi de, dokidoki shite imasu
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's trip so much my heart's racing.
Bag packed, light off, eyes wide open in the dark while the chest keeps drumming
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pounding from effort
階段を上ったら、心臓がどきどきしています。
kaidan o nobottara, shinzou ga dokidoki shite imasu
I climbed the stairs and now my heart is thumping.
Gripping the handrail at the top of the stairs, breathing hard, pressing a palm flat on the chest
Here it is the body, not a feeling.
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pounding from worry
検査の結果を待つ間、どきどきしていました。
kensa no kekka o matsu aida, dokidoki shite imashita
My heart was thudding while I waited for the test results.
Waiting on a hospital corridor chair for your name to be called, one hand resting on your chest
All of it in one picture
Follow the one beat and all five line up. Knocking outside an interview room it is nerves; jumping once at a voice behind you it is a fright. Thudding the night before a trip it is excitement, and thudding at the top of the stairs it is nothing but the body. Beating in a hospital corridor while you wait for results, it turns into worry.