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飲む, 呑む, のむ
Conjugated: 飲ん...
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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飲ん兵衛, 飲んべえ, 呑ん兵衛, 飲兵衛, 呑兵衛, のんべえ
heavy drinker, tippler
飲んだくれ, のんだくれ
drunkard, heavy drinker, boozer
飲んだくれる, のんだくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to get dead drunk, to get blind drunk