やら～やら (yara yara): Listing various things or mixed feelings
～やら～やら (yara yara)
Meaning
Things like ... and ...; ... and ... among other things
Formation and usage
Noun + やら + noun + やら; dictionary-form verb + やら + dictionary-form verb + やら; i-adjective + やら + i-adjective + やら.
Explanation
List examples from a larger set or mixed feelings, often suggesting busyness, confusion, or difficulty managing everything. The list is not exhaustive. Ya ra has other uses after question words, which are separate from this listing pattern.
Examples
机の上には本やら書類やらが積んであります。
Books, documents, and all sorts of things are piled on the desk.
引っ越しの前は、掃除やら荷造りやらで忙しかったです。
Before moving, I was busy with cleaning, packing, and other tasks.
皆の前で褒められて、うれしいやら恥ずかしいやらでした。
Being praised in front of everyone made me both happy and embarrassed.
今日は電話が鳴るやら客が来るやらで、落ち着きません。
Today, with phones ringing and visitors arriving, I cannot settle down.
旅行には地図やら薬やら、いろいろ持っていきます。
I take various things on trips, such as maps and medicine.
How related patterns differ
など and とか can give non-exhaustive examples. なんか and なんて add colloquial or emotional nuance. やら～やら often suggests a mixed collection, while をはじめ introduces a representative example of a group.