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N1 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

見張(みは)to stand watch, to stand guard, to look out, to open one's eyes wide

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to stand watch, to stand guard, to look out

        Only applies to 見張る, 見はる
      2. 2.

        to open (one's eyes) wide

    All Forms

    見張る 【みはる】見はる 【みはる】瞠る 【みはる】

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      我々(われわれ)(てき)行動(こうどう)見張(みは)っています。

      We are keeping a close watch on the enemy's movements.

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      スポーツカーの(はや)さに(おどろ)いて()見張(みは)

      I stared, eyes wide, at the speed of the sports car.

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      警備(けいび)(いん)建物(たてもの)()(ぐち)出口(でぐち)見張(みは)っています。

      Security guards are standing watch at the building’s entrance and exit.

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      ()見張(みは)ばかりの(うつく)しさの女性(じょせい)結婚(けっこん)をした(ぼく)世界一(せかいいち)(しあわ)(もの)だ。

      I’m the happiest man in the world to have married a woman whose beauty could make a man stare so wide eyed.

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      (てき)動脈(どうみゃく)見張(みは)っていたところ、(なに)やら(てき)(あや)しい行動(こうどう)()(はじ)めました。

      While keeping an eye on the enemy’s movements, I noticed them acting suspiciously.

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