てくてく（てくてく）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: trudge/plod along
Example sentences
- 駅までてくてく歩く。 — Walk plodding along all the way to the station.
- てくてくと山道を登る。 — Trudge steadily up the mountain trail.
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