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飲み込む のみこむ N1

  1. to gulp down; to swallow
  2. to catch on; to grasp; to learn; to take in; to understand
  3. to engulf; to swallow up
  4. to be filled with (people); to contain
  5. to hold back; to stifle; to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to swallow (one's words)
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