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shiko-shiko

  1. The feeling of being elastic and chewy when chewed.
  2. To be persistently and vigorously active.
  3. Indicates the continuation of a humble activity.
  • Type: Gitaigo (擬態語)
  • Category: Action / status.
  • Equivalent: soft; firm; chewy; springy; steadily; be persistently; work hard.

Usage

〜（と）作曲を書き続ける
~ make steady progress on one's (musical) composition; work away at one's composition.

〜（と）勉強する
~ plug away at one's studies.

〜（と）した歯触り
~ be chewy; (have) a chewy consistency.

〜する
~ masturbate; jerk off.

Examples

イカの刺身はシコシコしてて美味しい
Squid sashimi is crunchy and delicious.

しこしことした食感のうどん
Udon noodles with a firm texture.

夜な夜なしこしことプラモデルを作る
I work hard all night on my plastic models.

毎日にしこしこと励む
I work hard every day.

５年かけて、シコシコと日本各地のマンホールの写真を集めました
I spent five years collecting pictures of manholes around Japan.