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懐を肥やす (ふところをこやす) — to feather one's own nest | Kumi Dictionary

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懐を肥やす

懐を肥やす

懐ふところを肥こやす

to feather one's own nest

Kanji Vocab Business & Finance32 strokes

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ふところをこやす

Verb

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to feather one's own nest

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Kanji that make up this word

ふところ・なつ.かしい・なつ.かしむ・なつ.く・なつ.ける・なず.ける…(5)

feelings・heart・yearn・miss someone・become attached to…(3)

こ.える・こえ・こ.やす・こ.やし・ふと.る…(4)

fertilizer・get fat・fertile・manure・pamper

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