Sound and Action Words

つるつる  (tsuru tsuru)
MEANING: Very smooth; slippery

USAGE:
バナナでつるつるすべりますから気をつけてね。
banana de tsurutsuru suberimasu kara ki o tsukete ne.
Because the banana is slippery, be careful.

どきどき  (doki doki)
MEANING: The effect of your heart beating; nervous;

USAGE:
納豆を見たらどきどきしました。
nattou wo mitara doki doki shimashita. 
I saw Natto and my heart began to beat faster.

ぺらぺら (pera pera)
MEANING:  fluently

USAGE:
日本語がぺらぺらになりたいです。
nihongo ga pera pera ni naritai desu.
I want to speak Japanese fluently!

じっと (jitto)
MEANING: Staring for a long time; motionless; absorbed

USAGE:
テレビでじっと相撲を見ました。
terebi de jitto sumou wo mimashita.
Absorbed, I watched sumo on TV

ばっちり (bacchiri)
MEANING: Precise; Just Right! Very good

USAGE:
試験はばっちりでした。
shiken wa bacchiri deshita.
I aced the test!

ぴったり  (pittari)
MEANING: Perfectly Matched; On Target

USAGE:
その靴はシンデレラにぴったりでした。
sono kutsu wa shinderera ni pittari deshita.
Those shoes fit perfectly on Cinderella.

どんどん (don don)
MEANING: building up of events; progression of events

USAGE:
どんどん、日本語がうまくなります。
don don, nihongo ga umaku narimasu.
Little by little, (you) will become good at Japanese.

はっきり (hakkiri)
MEANING:  Clearly

USAGE:
この眼鏡で富士山がはっきり見えます。
kono megane de fuji-san ga hakkiri miemasu.
With these glasses, I can clearly see Mt. Fuji.

ぎりぎり  (giri giri)
MEANING: Just made it; just able to pass (a test); almost didn't have enough time

USAGE:
ぎりぎりでテストにパスしました。
girigiri de tesuto ni pasu shimashita.
I just managed to pass the test.

ぱちぱち (pachi pachi)
MEANING:  clapping or eye batting

USAGE:
目をぱちぱちして。
me o pachi pachi shite.
Blink your eyes.