膨らむ
Reading: ふくらむ
Meaning: to expand, to swell, to inflate
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Example Sentence
希望 が 胸 に 膨らんで いく
Hope swells in my chest.
Usage Notes
Used for physical expansion or swelling, and metaphorically for growing hopes or expectations.
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