| いざと言う時;いざという時 | [いざというとき, izatoiutoki] (exp) (See いざ) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch |
| いざ鎌倉 | [いざかまくら, izakamakura] (n) case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch |
| ざっくざっく | [, zakkuzakku] (adv) crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp |
| バリン | [, barin] (n) (1) valine; (adv) (2) (on-mim) (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch |
| ビッグクランチ | [, biggukuranchi] (n) big crunch (theoretical reversal of the big bang resulting in the demise of the universe) |
| むしゃむしゃ | [, mushamusha] (adv) munch; crunch |
| カリカリ;かりかり | [, karikari ; karikari] (adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (1) (on-mim) (See こりこり・1) crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; (adv-to,adv,vs) (2) (on-mim) grumpily; touchily; edgily; irritably |
| カリット | [, karitto] (n) crunchy |
| くちゃくちゃ | [, kuchakucha] (adv,adv-to,adj-na) (on-mim) crunching; crumpling; messy |
| こりこり | [, korikori] (adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (on-mim) crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; (2) (on-mim) firm (musculature); (3) (on-mim) stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.) |
| さくさく;サクサク | [, sakusaku ; sakusaku] (adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (on-mim) crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry); (2) (on-mim) crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); (3) (on-mim) doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly; (4) (on-mim) (arch) sound of pouring liquid; (5) (on-mim) (arch) speaking clearly |
| さくっ;サクッ | [, sakutsu ; sakutsu] (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) with a crunching or grinding sound; (2) quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently; (3) (See さくさく・1) crispily; crunchily |
| しゃきっと;シャキッと | [, shakitto ; shakitsu to] (adv) (1) (See すっきり) crisp; crunchy; (2) refreshing; straight; firm; sharp; smart and stylish |
| じゃりじゃり | [, jarijari] (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (on-mim) crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.) |
| シュシュ | [, shushu] (n) (uk) scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric |
| ぱりっと | [, paritto] (adv,vs) (1) (col) dashing; classy; posh; new; modern; (2) crisp; crisply; crunchy |
| ばりばり(P);バリバリ | [, baribari (P); baribari] (adj-na,adv,n) (on-mim) tearing; crunching (sound); work hard; actively; (P) |
| ボキボキ;ぼきぼき | [, bokiboki ; bokiboki] (adv,adv-to) (on-mim) cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound |
| ぼりぼり;ぽりぽり | [, boribori ; poripori] (adv,adv-to) (1) (on-mim) munching; crunching; (2) (on-mim) scratching |
| 噛みしだく | [かみしだく, kamishidaku] (v5k,vt) (1) to crush with the teeth; to crunch; (2) to simplify |
| 噛み砕く;噛砕く | [かみくだく, kamikudaku] (v5k,vt) (1) to crunch; to masticate; (2) to simplify; to explain plainly |
| 天かす;天滓 | [てんかす, tenkasu] (n) (See 天ぷら) tenkasu (crunchy bits of deep-fried dough produced as a byproduct of cooking tempura) |
| 我利我利 | [がりがり;ガリガリ, garigari ; garigari] (adj-na,n) (1) (uk) skin and bones; appearing to be underweight; (adv) (2) with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound); (3) desperately; recklessly; (adj-no) (4) crunchy hardness; (5) selfishness; selfish person |
| 数合わせ | [かずあわせ, kazuawase] (n) making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching |
| 煮干;煮干し | [にぼし, niboshi] (n) (small crunchy) dried sardines |
| 齧る;噛る;囓る | [かじる, kajiru] (v5r,vt) (1) to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of; (2) to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument) |