Vocabulary
腹心
ふくしん
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
noun
adj-no
freq #21
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の主人(しゅじん)の腹心の友(ふくしんのとも)。
He is my boss's friend and confidant.
彼(かれ)の腹心の部下(ふくしんのぶか)が彼(かれ)を裏切(うらぎ)って、彼(かれ)の出世(しゅっせ)の邪魔(じゃま)をした。
His right-hand man gave him away and got in his way to the top.
汚(きたな)い手(て)で会社(かいしゃ)を乗っ取(のっと)ったものの、腹心(ふくしん)だと思(おも)っていた部下(ぶか)に裏切(うらぎ)られ、因果応報(いんがおうほう)だね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.