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to soak (into)
  1. 1 to soak (into), to permeate, to seep (in), to penetrate, to pierce
  2. 2 to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to bite (e.g. of the cold), to be irritated (by) — esp. 沁みる
  3. 3 to be infected (e.g. with vice), to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice), to be influenced
  4. 4 to feel keenly, to make a deep impression, to sink into (e.g. one's mind), to be moved
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • His behavior was theatrical.

  • It was childish of him to behave like that.

  • I want to get away from the rat race.

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