弾む

Meaning

1. v5mvi
   to spring; to bound; to bounce
2. v5mvi
   to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively
3. v5mvt
   to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
4. v5mvi
   to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

Example sentences

• 彼の胸は期待に弾んだ。

  His heart bounded with expectation.

• ゴムのボールは弾力性があるから弾む。

  A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.

• 中学生の頃に、あるセラピストの女性の方と話した後、すごく話が弾んだから「これは脈あり」って思って、キスしようとしたんだ。そしたら「やめなさい」って冷たくあしらわれた。「俺ってバカだよな」って痛感した瞬間でした。

  When I was in middle school, I was talking with my therapist, and we had such a great talk that I thought "Maybe there's something between us", and I tried to get a kiss. But she gave me the cold shoulder and told me to stop. It was at this moment I knew I had screwed up.