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Emotion & Feeling

びくびく

biku-biku

Fearful and jumpy

Being on edge and flinching at every little thing. A state of constant anxiety where you expect something bad.

💡Walking through a haunted house — 'I was biku-biku the whole time!'

Example

お化け屋敷でびくびくしていた。

I was biku-biku the whole time in the haunted house.

Quiz yourself

I was ___ walking through the dark alley alone.

暗い路地を一人で歩いて○○していた。

nervousnessstressdiscomfortnightanime
Intermediate