what does noun +とする mean? I'm aware of some of the meanings of but in this sentence > is apperently a noun that has something to do with feelings **astonishment / shock etc** and one of the definitions of states that it has the meaning of to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word)/to look/to feel like. I don't quite understand the definition but i've just assumed that is used to express feelings but i can't find any examples other than with . In fact when i look for sentences with they all have attached and i don't understand whether it's exclusively used with this noun or are there other examples.

Here are some similar phrases in the order they came up in my mind.

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* (eg )
* (also written as )
*
*
* (eg )
* (eg )
* (eg )
* (also written as )
* (also written as )
* (eg )



Please consult your favorite dictionary for the meanings because I really don't know how to translate many of these words naturally into English :)

Among these, , and seem to belong to a difference category because is optional and they can work as standalone adverbs which directly modify a verb without (eg, (), ()). also works as a standalone adverb for whatever reason (eg, ). None of the words in the list works as a na-adjective.

For other (fairly difficult) kanji words, they are usually followed by //, and cannot be omitted. And yes, they are all related to emotions and/or facial expressions.