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肥える [ichi1,news2,nf29]
こえる [ichi1,news2,nf29]
1. [v1,vi]
▶ to grow fat
▶ to gain weight
▶ to put on weight
2. [v1,vi]
《of soil》
▶ to grow fertile
3. [v1,vi]
▶ to be refined (palate)
▶ to be discerning (eye, ear)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2259680 目が肥える 1. to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
4. [v1,vi]
▶ to become rich
▶ to become successful

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2011-07-20 22:51:10  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +20,2 @@
+<gloss>to gain weight</gloss>
+<gloss>to put on weight</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +26,1 @@
+<s_inf>of soil</s_inf>
1. A* 2011-07-20 06:41:39  Paul Upchurch
  Refs:
http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=肥える&dtype=0&dname=0na&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=06279900
http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=肥える&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=0
  Comments:
1 and 2 are both contrasted with やせる, but they match with two separate definitions there, so I think they should be separate here.
Not quite sure on number 4, especially since 大辞林 says (比喩的に)
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +20,4 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -26,1 +30,8 @@
-<gloss>to have good taste</gloss>
+<gloss>to be refined (palate)</gloss>
+<gloss>to be discerning (eye, ear)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to become rich</gloss>
+<gloss>to become successful</gloss>

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