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swell

On-Yomi: ボウ — Kun-Yomi: ふく.らむ、ふく.れる

Koohii stories:

1) [CharleyGarrett] 30-1-2007(202): An injured body part may swell. It will begin to throb like a bass drum and will change shape.

2) [johnskb] 10-5-2006(62): If a PART OF your BODY begins to SWELL and resembles the SHAPE of a bass DRUM, you’re either pregnant or in desperate need of a diet.

3) [noname] 23-2-2008(38): This kanji does not mean swell as in a inflammation. There is a different kanji for that meaning ( 腫れる ). This kanji means swell as in, a tire swelling/expanding, your income swelling/expanding, dough swelling/expanding, etc. Johnskb's story is best b/c it does not involve swelling in the sense of inflammation, just general expansion of the stomach. STORY: "If a PART OF your BODY begins to SWELL/EXPAND and resembles the SHAPE of a bass DRUM, you’re either pregnant or in desperate need of a diet.".

4) [blackstockc] 9-3-2008(22): Which part of your body can change shape and, when it does, swells up and throbs like a drumb? Hmmm…

5) [Terhorst] 22-11-2007(15): Mystique's tummy swells into a big drum. Pounding on her flesh can be heard for miles around. boom ba-ba-boom ba-ba-boom ba-ba-boom!.

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