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N1 Expression
目を覚ます
to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened
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ガタッという物音で目を覚ます。
I wake up to the sound of a loud noise. {to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened}
父がようやく眠りから目を覚ましました。
My father finally woke up from his sleep. {to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened}
自惚れている姉の目を覚ますために現実を突きつける。
To make my conceited sister come to her senses, I confront her with reality. {to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened}
妊娠が発覚するが早いか、私の中で母性が目を覚ましたのです。
No sooner had my pregnancy been revealed than maternal instincts woke up within me. {to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened}
早寝早起きが習慣になっているとあって五時にはもう目を覚ましていた。
Given that the habit is early to bed, early to rise, I was already awake by five o'clock. {to wake up, to sober up, to come to one's senses, to become enlightened}