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“Messing around” in Japanese

Short answer
チャラチャラ charachara

Messing around in Japanese is “チャラチャラ” (charachara). Full meaning: jingle, jangle, clinking, jingling, jangling; chatty, nattering, chattering away, yatter, joking around, messing around; coquettish, tawdry, flirty, flashy, flighty, jittery, superficial.

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