Lesson 1 Exploring Onomatopoeia
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〔vivid / explore / discoveries / boundaries / describe〕
 Cats say nyaao in Japanese and “meow” in English, and these words are quite similar.   Onomatopoeia are words that (1. describe ) sounds and create (2. vivid ) images in our minds.   This helps people understand each other across language (3. boundaries ).   However, most onomatopoeic words sound different.   Water dropping is expressed as potari-potari in Japanese and “drip-drop” in English.   The action described as yoro-yoro aruku in Japanese is expressed as “hobble” in English.   By continuing to (4. explore ) the world of onomatopoeia, we can always come across new (5. discoveries ).