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浮
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to become distinct
Examples
死亡事例が19件と全体の20%を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
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to surface; to come to the top
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to stand out (e.g. against a background)
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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
Examples
人生には浮き沈みがつきものだ。
Life is full of ups and downs.
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floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants)
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island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
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to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
Examples
手足がむくんでいます。
My hands and legs are swollen.
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floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
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floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
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浮き名/浮名 only
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; scandal
Examples
浮き名を流したものだ。
His romance was the talk of the town.
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Archaic
bad reputation
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amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
