ばりばりbaribari

1. adverb (with と)vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; with a rip
2. adverb (with と)(eating) with a crunch
3. na-adjective, adverb (with と), suru verbstiff; starchy; crispusu. adverbially as 〜に
4. adverb (with と), no-adjective, na-adjective(working) hard; energetically; vigorously; furiously
5. adverb (with と)with a series of loud, repeated sounds (e.g. firing a machine gun, revving an engine); with a lot of (continuous) noise

• RelatedしゃにむにWrittenWritten/formal prose: pushing ahead recklessly, as in 「遮二無二突き進む」, with a hint of blind, headlong effort. 「バリバリ」 is about being energetic and capable.
• Related猛烈にNeutralDescribes fierce intensity or momentum — storms, opposition, studying. 「バリバリ」 is more colloquial, for working with drive or ripping and crunching sounds.
• Related死にもの狂いでNeutralMeans desperate, as if staking your life, e.g. 「死にもの狂いで練習する」; used in speech and writing, it stresses giving your all, while 「バリバリ」 stresses energetic drive.
• AntonymぐにゃぐにゃCasualColloquial for soft and floppy, bending out of shape easily, e.g. 「ぐにゃぐにゃに曲がる」 — the opposite of 「バリバリ」 in its stiff, crisp senses.
• AntonymふにゃふにゃCasualColloquial for soft and limp with no springiness; also for a weak, indecisive person or mumbled speech — opposite of 「バリバリ」 in its stiff sense.

Use 「バリバリ」 for working with drive, as in 「バリバリ働く」, or for ripping and crunching sounds. For sheer intensity say 「猛烈に」, for desperate effort 「死にもの狂いで」; 「遮二無二」 is written-style headlong charging. Soft and floppy things are 「ぐにゃぐにゃ」 or 「ふにゃふにゃ」.

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1. 物事ものごとを勢いきおいよくするさま。
2. 物ものを激はげしく裂さいたり剥はがしたりする音おと。
3. 固かたい物ものを噛かむ音おと。
4. 程度ていどがはなはだしいさま。
5. こわばっていること。
6. 勢いきおいが盛さかんなこと。
7. 見みるからにそのような特徴とくちょうを持もっていること。