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しみる

sink in, be keenly felt, sting, smart

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しみ sink in, be keenly felt + る Plain non-past
verb · informal Rare #31,180
sink in, be keenly felt Often used of cold or hardship that is felt deeply.
JA: 夜の寒さが身にしみる。
EN: The night cold sinks in.
sting, smart Used when something causes a stinging pain, such as sweat getting into a wound.
JA: 汗が傷にしみる。
EN: Sweat stings the wound.

目にしみる

It stings my eyes.

— TAXi (1998)

バーベキューするのはいいんだけどさ、煙が目にしみるのが嫌なんだ。

I don't mind barbecuing, but I hate it when the smoke gets in my eyes.

汗が傷にしみる

The sweat stings the wound.

— さらば、わが愛／覇王別姫 (1993)

少ししみるよ

It'll sting a little.

— es［エス］ (2001)

寒さが身にしみる。

The cold cuts right through me.