噛かみ熟こなす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

chew thoroughly; digest by chewing; masticate well

Emphasizes chewing food until it is broken down and ready to swallow; also used figuratively for fully understanding or processing information.

• 食たべ物ものはよく噛かみ熟こなしてから飲のみ込こんでください。

  Please chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.

• 難むずかしい理り論ろんを噛かみ熟こなして自じ分ぶんのものにする。

  I digest the difficult theory and make it my own.