呑

呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down

to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)

to smoke (tobacco)

Usu. in the passive

to swallow up; to engulf

to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)

to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to

to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe

to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)

to swallow; to gulp down

to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn

to engulf; to swallow up

to be filled with (people); to contain

to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely; careless; thoughtless

drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

risky; dangerous; insecure

Abbreviation

teacup

bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

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

Idiomatic expression

to choke up; to be speechless

Idiomatic expression

to hold one's tongue

Idiomatic expression

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning

to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing

swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting blindly; accepting without fully understanding; memorizing without understanding

accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

drink; drinking

spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.)

stock market bucketing

bookmaking

Usu. のみくち

taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages)

someone who enjoys alcohol

place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup

shape of one's mouth when drinking

Usu. のみぐち

tap; faucet; spigot

swallowing without chewing

swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

drink money; drinking money

(act of) drinking water

(water) drinking container; glass; tumbler

Abbreviation

peasant

Formal or literary term

annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up

swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite

sipping; sip

thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

Food, cooking

wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun

Slang

drinking at home (as opposed to going out)

Formal or literary term

swallowing and spitting out

bookmaker; bookie

trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop

tippler; drunkard; heavy drinker