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飲む, 呑む, のむ
Godan verb, Transitive, 呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down
1. to drink, to swallow, to take (medicine)
2. to smoke (tobacco)
usu. in the passive
3. to swallow up, to engulf
4. to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.), to keep down, to hold back, to swallow (one's tears), to catch (one's breath)
5. to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.), to agree to
この薬を飲まなければ行けませんか。
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人を飲む, ひとをのむ
Expression, Godan verb
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
固唾を飲む, 固唾を呑む, 固唾をのむ, かたずをのむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
私は興奮して固唾をのんだ。
爪の垢を煎じて飲む, つめの垢を煎じて飲む, 爪のあかを煎じて飲む, つめのあかをせんじてのむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example), to learn from someone's example, to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
涙をのむ, 涙を呑む, 涙を飲む, なみだをのむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to swallow one's tears, to choke back one's tears, to hold back one's disappointment, to suppress one's mortification
息を呑む, 息をのむ, 息を飲む, いきをのむ
Expression, Godan verb
to have one's breath taken away, to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.), to have one's breath catch in one's throat, to gulp
カール・ランジの記録破りの幅跳びに、観衆は息を呑んだ。
声を呑む, 声を吞む, 声をのむ, 声を飲む, こえをのむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
1. to choke up, to be speechless
2. to hold one's tongue
言葉を呑む, 言葉をのむ, 言葉を吞む, 言葉を飲む, ことばをのむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
1. to choke up, to be speechless
2. to hold one's tongue