JLPT N3 Intermediate
ビクビク
Trembling or flinching due to fear, nervousness, or timidity.
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びくびく common hiragana writing
Adverb (fukushi), Suru verb
Nervous / Scared / Timid
Describes a continuous state of nervousness or timidity where one constantly anticipates a negative outcome or reaction.
Example
怒られる んじゃないか と ビクビク し ながら 、 ミス を 報告し た 。
I reported my mistake, fearful the whole time that I was going to be yelled at.
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