- shimiru to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge; to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced; to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
- jimiru to become, to appear like, to have a touch of, to look like
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