泡

あわ あぶく

bubble, foam, froth, head on beer

割を食う

わりをくう

to be put at a disadvantage, to get the short end of the stick

飯を食う

めしをくう

to have a meal; to eat

人を食う

ひとをくう

to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude

年を食う

としをくう

to grow older, to advance in age, to be very aged

霞を食う

かすみをくう

to live on air

糟を食う

かすをくう

to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)

芯を食う

しんをくう

to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core

道草を食う

みちくさをくう

to loiter (on the way), to waste time

風を食らう

かぜをくらう

to make a hasty escape, to flee helter-skelter

煽りを食う

あおりをくう

to suffer a blast or indirect blow, to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

横綱を食う

よこづなをくう

to beat a grand champion

泡箱

あわばこ

bubble chamber

泡影

ほうえい ほうよう

bubbles and shadows, something transient

気泡

きほう

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

発泡

はっぽう

foaming

水泡

すいほう みなわ

foam, bubble

一泡

ひとあわ

blow, shock

泡盛

あわもり

awamori, strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet