ふやける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become soggy; swell up from liquid; become soft and waterlogged

Describes something that absorbs liquid and becomes swollen, soft, and often mushy, like food left in water or skin after a long bath.

• パンをスープに長ながく浸ひたすとふやけてしまう。

  If you soak bread in soup too long, it gets soggy.

• 長なが風ぶ呂ろで指ゆびがふやけた。

  My fingers got pruney from a long bath.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become lazy; become indolent; become slack

Figurative use: a person's attitude or discipline softens and becomes lazy, as if waterlogged. Often used for someone who has lost their edge or motivation.

• 夏なつ休やすみで生せい活かつがふやけてしまった。

  My daily routine got slack over summer vacation.

• 彼かれは最さい近きんふやけて、仕し事ごとに身みが入はいらないようだ。

  He seems to have gotten lazy lately and can't focus on work.