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肥
1
to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
Examples
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
2
to grow fertile (of soil)
Examples
農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
3
to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to be refined
4
to become rich; to become wealthy
1
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat
Examples
前立腺肥大になりました。
I had an enlarged prostate.
2
Medicine
hypertrophy
1
corpulence; fatness; obesity
Examples
運動を全然しないことやら肥満やらで、彼は心臓発作を起こした。
What with having no exercise and being overweight, he had a heart attack.
1
fertile; rich; productive
Examples
肥沃な土壌は豊かな作物を産する。
Rich soil yields good crops.
1
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
2
something that will help one develop in the future
1
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
Examples
ころんでこえだめに落ち、頭からどっぷりと浸かってしまった。
He fell into the cesspool and got covered from head to toe.
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Medicine
thickening (of organic tissue, e.g. skin); hypertrophy
Examples
刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。
If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.