When used as a verb with suru, jii becomes jitto-suru (じっとする). This “to” is a quotation marker and it’s sometimes seen accompanying onomatopoeias in Japanese. The longer the vowel is extended, the more intense the stare. One of the more unique onomatopoeias in Japanese, jii is the sound of staring and motionlessness. But perapera can also be used for good suggesting that someone flaps their gums in a language would describe them as fluent. Perapera-suru could be used to tell someone that they should take a breath. The sound of something flapping in the wind, perapera is often used to describe incessant chatter. Actually, saying dokidoki-suru would translate to “I’m nervous,” or, “You make my heart race.” Dokidoki-suru can be used to infer being excited, nervous, anticipatory, or embarrassed. It’s often used to signal sexual tension to the reader of a manga. The sound of a small throbbing, dokidoki is most often used to identify a beating heart – typically one that is beating unusually fast or hard.
Let’s start off with an onomatopoeia that anyone who watches anime or reads manga is sure to be intimately familiar with… dokidoki どきどき／ドキドキ
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