
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2013
ぶるぶる
buru buru
The sound of a body shaking from cold (or fear)
ひえひえ

hie hie
Feeling chilly or cold
ごろごろ
goro goro
Sitting around idly—especially under a heated kotatsu
かさかさ
kasa, kasa
Dried out and rough like winter skin
がんがん
gan gan
A pounding headache
Source: Giongo/Gitaigo: A Practical Guide to Mimetic Expressions Through Pictures, by Akutsu Satoru (ALC Press Inc., 1994)