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to begin to open; to come out
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to smile broadly
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to come apart at the seams (clothes)
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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
Examples
シャツのほころびも直した。
I mended my torn shirt, too.
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to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn
Examples
彼女のドレスのへりはほころびていた。
The border of her dress was torn.
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to begin to open; to begin to bloom
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to smile broadly; to break into a smile
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to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
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to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
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to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to grin widely
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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Examples
彼らの結婚生活は去年破たんした。
Their marriage broke up last year.
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Archaic
tear (in clothing, etc.); rip; split
