元肥

basal fertilizer; basal dressing; manure given at the time of planting

肥える

こえる

to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight

肥え太る

こえふとる

to grow fat

肥えた土

こえたつち こえたど

rich (fertile) soil

固肥える

かたごえる

to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight, to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle), to become overweight as opposed to obese

耳が肥える

みみがこえる

to have an ear for music

目が肥える

めがこえる

to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.), to be a connoisseur

口が肥える

くちがこえる

to be used to eating the best, to have a refined palate

舌が肥える

したがこえる

to be particular about one's food, to have a discriminating palate

肥

こえ

manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer

元

もと げん

origin, source

元はと言えば

もとはといえば

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

耳が肥えている

みみがこえている

to have an ear for music

液肥

えきひ

liquid fertilizer, liquid fertiliser

肥桶

こえおけ

night-soil bucket, honey bucket

魚肥

ぎょひ

fertilizer made from fish parts (fertiliser)

肥料

ひりょう

manure, fertilizer, fertiliser

金肥

きんぴ かねごえ

chemical fertilizer, chemical fertiliser

寒肥

かんごえ

winter manure