| wa | ワ | わ | *wow!* *ack!* *whoa!* | |
| wa | ワ | わ | (1) *boo!*
(2) *ack!* | |
| wa | ワッ | わっ | *wah!* *yay!* *yeeahh!* *cheer* *woot!* | SFX for a cheer, or a happy atmosphere. |
| wa- | ワー | わー | (1) *roar*;
(2) *wow*;
(3) *yeaahh* *cheer* *applause*;
(4) *waaah* | (1) (A crowd's) excited roar. See also *wai wai* and *wara wara*;
(4) SFX for cheering or SFX for cry of dismay or despair. |
| wa- | ワーッ | わーっ | *wow* *yay* *delight* | |
| wa-i | ワーイ | わーい | *yay* *woohoo* *yes* *yeah* | Positive cheering, expression of cheerfulness or happiness. |
| wa-n | ワーンッ | わーんっ | (1) *bawling* *waahh*;
(2) *waahh* *grrr* | (1) SFX for a long, wailing cry of despair;
(2) SFX for a loud cry of outrage or unhappiness with something |
| wa-n wa-n | ワーンワーン | わーんわーん | *waah waah*
*booh hoo*
*bawling* | SFX for crying loudly and hysterically. |
| wa-wa- | ワーワー | わーわー | (1) *roar*;
(2) *chatter* *rustle* | (1) (A crowd's) excited roar. See also *wai wai* and *wara wara*;
(2) SFX for background noise of pedestrians on the street. |
| waa | ワア | わあ | (1) *wow*;
(2) *roar* *yaahh!*;
(3) *cheer* *applause* | (2) Like the war cries of soldiers in battle, or cry of protest. |
| waffun | ワッフン | わっふん | *grunt* | Light SFX...strange grunt. |
| wafu | ワフ | わふ | (1) *grunt*;
(2) *woof* | (1) Light SFX...strange grunt;
(2) SFX for dog "woof-ing", see also *Wafu wafu*. |
| wafu wafu | ワフワフ | わふわふ | (1) *grunt grunt*
*mumble mumble*;
(2) *woof woof* | (1) Light SFX...strange grunt;
(2) SFX for dog "woof-ing", see also *Wafu*. |
| wafu-n | ワフーン | わふーん | *whine* | High-pitched, sad whine of a dog. |
| wahaha | ワハハ | わはは | *hahaha*
*bwahaha*
*ahaha* | Full-on, loud laughter.
See also *hahaha* (ハハハ). |
| wai | ワイ | わい | *yay!* *delight* | Feminine exclamation of delight, spoken by a character. |
| wai wai | ワイワイ | わいわい | *chatter chatter* | To explain lively action/noise, like *Gaya gaya* |
| waki waki | ワキワキ | わきわき | *restless* | Itching-to-grab gesture. |
| waku | ワク | わく | *excitement* *happy* | Cute anticipation. |
| waku waku | ワクワク | わくわく | *excited*
*nervous*
*trembling* | Happy, cute anticipation.
See also *baku baku*. |
| wan | ワン！ | わん！ | *woof!* | SFX for the call of a dog or wolf. |
| wan wan | ワンワン | わんわん | *bow-wow*
*woof woof*
*wuff wuff*
*ruff ruff* | SFX for the sound of a dog calling. |
| wana wana | ワナワナ | わなわな | *tremble tremble*
*shake shake* | Trembling from fear or anger; trembling all over. |
| wara wara | ワラワラ | わらわら | *chatter chatter* | Crowded people, usually small kids. See also *waa* and *wai wai*. |
| wasa wasa | ワサワサ | わさわさ | *rustle rustle* | |
| wasshi | ワッシ | わっし | *one-two*
*one-and-a-two*
*one-two-three*
*hee haa*
*huff huff* | SFX for the sound one makes while motivating oneself to use physical effort or to exert oneself physically.
Ex: Counting out "one-two-three, and a one-two-three" while doing jumping jacks. |
| wata wata | ワタワタ | わたわた | (1) *panic*;
(2) *flap flap* | (1) Moving busily;
(2) SFX for arms flailing around, trying to cover a mistake. |
| wawa | ワワ | わわ | *whoa* | In a "what the heck" way. |
| waza waza | ワザワザ | わざわざ | *expressly* *intentionally* | To go through the trouble of doing something. |