1. to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) (呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down)

2. to smoke (tobacco)

3. to swallow up; to engulf (usu. in the passive)

4. to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)

5. to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to

6. to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe

7. to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)