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“To make a scene” in Japanese

Short answer
じたばた jitabata じたばた

To make a scene in Japanese is “じたばた” (jitabata). Full meaning: (kicking and) struggling, wriggling, floundering, flailing; to get into a panic, to make a fuss, to make a scene.

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