いき – Vocabulary details

いき

Noun

1. breath; breathing

息いきが止とまるかと思おもうほど驚おどろいた。I was so surprised that I thought my breath would stop.

2. concord; harmony; rapport

あの二ふた人りは本ほん当とうに息いきがぴったりだね。Those two are really perfectly in sync, aren't they?

3. steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor; vapour

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

to take a breath; to take a short rest

彼かの女じょがいきしてないんだ！

She's not breathing!

深ふかくいきを吸すっていた。

I was taking a deep breath.

鼻はなでいきができません。

I can't breathe through my nose.

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