すらすら
smoothly, fluently
→ He can read English texts smoothly.
すらりと／すらっと
slender, slim
→ She has slender legs like a model.
ぞろぞろ
in crowds, in succession
→ The movie ended, and people came out of the theater in crowds.
そわそわ
nervously, uneasily
→ Looking forward to tomorrow's excursion, the child is acting nervously.
だぶだぶ
baggy, loose
→ When I wore my brother's hand-me-down clothes, they were baggy.
だらだら
idly / lazily / endlessly
→ I spent Sunday sluggishly at home.
ちらほら
here and there, sporadically
→ As it got warmer, the cherry blossoms in the park started blooming sporadically.
てくてく
steadily on foot
→ The old man is walking trudgingly down the road with a cane.
にやにや
grinning / smirking
→ He is smirking because he got 100 points on the test.
はらはら
feeling anxious, thrilling
→ I felt thrilled watching the action scenes in the movie.
びくびく
timidly, nervously
→ I broke my parent's glass and am nervously wondering if I'll get scolded.
ひしひし
keenly / acutely
→ Living away from my parents, I keenly feel grateful to them.
ぴったり
exactly, tightly
→ The newly bought shoes fit the size of my feet exactly.
ひやひや
feeling chilly, nervous
→ I felt nervous when the child almost jumped out into the road.
ふらりと／ふらっと
casually / on a whim
→ On the way home from work, I dropped by the bookstore unexpectedly.
べたべた
sticky, clingy
→ It's hot and my shirt is sticky with sweat.
ぼうっと
absentmindedly
→ Maybe I was tired, I ended up acting absentmindedly during class.
ぼろぼろ
worn out, in rags
→ The cover of the dictionary I've used for years has become worn out.
むかむか
feeling nauseous, angry
→ I ate too much greasy food and my stomach is feeling nauseous.
