息 meaning'breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)'
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息いきbreath
息をするいきをするbreathe
息子むすこ(hum) son
溜息ためいきa sigh
利息りそくinterest (bank)
嘆息たんそくsigh, grief, deploring
因循姑息いんじゅんこそくdilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
子息しそくson
息吹いぶきbreath
消息しょうそくnews, letter, circumstances
消息筋しょうそくすじinformed circles
生息せいそくinhabiting, living
生息地せいそくちhabitat, home (e.g. of the tiger)
窒息ちっそくsuffocation, choking
窒息ガスちっそくガスchoking gas
窒息死ちっそくしdeath by suffocation, death by choking
終息しゅうそくhaving just ended, being resolved
青息吐息あおいきといきdeep distress
鼻息はないき, びそくnasal breathing; person's pleasure, excitement
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