ふくらむ
Reading: ふくらむ
Meaning: to expand, to swell, to inflate
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Example Sentence
希望 が 胸 に ふくらむ
Hope swells in my chest.
Usage Notes
Describes something increasing in size or volume, either physically or metaphorically.
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