Nico Nico Douga - Sept. 28, 2011- Intermediate - Advanced Clas

Sept. 28, 2011
Intermediate - Advanced Class
to exorcise=to remove a ghost etc.
to exercise
a mental illness
to expel= to kick out
to choke=a) to kill by squeezing the neck, b) to get something suck in one's throat
c) to fail under pressure
She choked to death.
She suffocated.
She asphyxiated.
to suffocate=to asphyxiate=to die due to no air
to drown=溺死した/She drowned.
to soak=a) つかる
I like soaking in the bathtub.
Soak the meat in this gravy for a few hours.
b) びしょびしょ
I got soaked. I got sopping wet. I'm dripping wet.
I'm dripping wet from the rain.
to douse=to throw water on st
They doused the fire (with water).
They doused themselves with gasoline. And then they lit themselves on fire.
They were protesting the Chinese government.

I doused Maggie with flea spray.
to chant
to lose consciousness
to regain consciousness=to come to
She lost consciousness.
She regained consciousness.=She came to.