Vocab Info

A5 Expression

(とお)()distant look, faraway look

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression

      1. 1.

        distant look, faraway look

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    遠い目 【とおいめ】

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    • (とお)()をしながら(むかし)(はな)をする。

      Talking about the old days with a distant look.

    • (なつ)かしい(はな)をする(とき)は、(とお)()になる。

      When talking about nostalgic stories, I get a faraway look.

    • (ちち)(ぼく)との(むかし)(はなし)(とお)()をしながら(かた)()した。

      My father started talking about the old times with me with a distant gaze.

    • (とお)()をしながら(むかし)のことを(おも)()していたら(なみだ)()てきた。

      While recalling the past with a faraway look, tears began to fall.

    • (はは)(とお)()をしながら「(むかし)はよくあなたを()っこしたわ。」と(はな)した。

      My mother spoke with a distant look, saying, "I used to hold you often back in the day."

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