Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

()()

to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)

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      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

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      (つば)をゴクリと()()

      Swallow deeply a gulp of saliva. {to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)}

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      粉薬(こなぐすり)()()(とき)()せてしまった。

      I choked when I tried to swallow the powdered medicine. {to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)}

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      津波(つなみ)(いえ)人々(ひとびと)()()様子(ようす)(おそ)ろしかったです。

      The sight of the tsunami engulfing houses and people was terrifying. {to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)}

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      巨体(きょたい)なワニといえども、大人(おとな)人間(にんげん)一口(ひとくち)()()(こと)出来(でき)ないだろう。

      Even if it's a massive crocodile, it probably can't gulp down an adult human in one bite. {to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)}

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      (いそ)いで(くち)()しそうになった言葉(ことば)()()んだ。(あや)うく秘密(ひみつ)()らすところだった。

      I hurriedly swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth. I was on the brink of revealing a secret. {to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)}

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