Vocab Info

A3 Expressions, Suru verb (included)

()(ほそ)くするto smile with one's whole face, to squint

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, Suru verb (included)

      1.

      to close one's eyes partly, to squint

    2. Expressions, Suru verb (included)

      2.

      to smile with one's whole face, to smile sweetly (at), to look fondly (at)

    All Forms

    目を細くする 【めをほそくする】

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      (ひさ)しぶりに(まご)姿(すがた)()()(こま)くする。

      After seeing my grandchild for the first time in a while, I smiled with my whole face.

        (むすめ)()(ほそ)して誕生日(たんじょうび)プレゼントを()()った。

        The daughter smiled with her whole face as she received her birthday present.

          大好(だいす)きな(いぬ)()て、(つま)()(こま)しながら(いぬ)()ている。

          Seeing her favorite dog, my wife is looking at the dog while smiling with her whole face.

            目()を細(ほそ)くしてくれるかと(おも)ったら、子供(こども)突然(とつぜん)()こり(はじ)めました。

            I thought they would smile with their whole face, but the child suddenly started to get angry.

              長年(ながねん)ファンだった歌手(かしゅ)のコンサートにくれば()(ほそ)めるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

              It's only natural to smile with one's whole face when attending a concert of a singer you've been a fan of for many years.

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