Illustration: Inside a small toaster oven in a Japanese kitchen, a rectangular piece of mochi has developed a huge rounded bulge beneath its toasted skin. Its corners still rest on the rack, making the expansion unmistakable. Beside it, another piece has only just begun to puff.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

膨ふくらむ

fukuramu

to swell, to expand

Example sentences

一陣いちじんの風かぜをうけて帆ほがふくらんだ。
A gust of wind swelled the sails.
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タイヤに空気くうきを入いれれば膨ふくらむ。
If you pump air into a tire, it expands.
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彼女かのじょのポケットはくるみで膨ふくらんでいた。
Her pockets were bulging with walnuts.
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Kanji in 膨

膨swell; get fatOnボウKunふくらむ・ふくれる

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