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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(とお)ざかるto go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be estranged

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    遠ざかる 【とおざかる】

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      出航(しゅっこう)した(ふね)(きし)から(とお)ざかっています。

      The ship that set sail is becoming more distant from the shore. {to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged}

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      大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)してから(わたし)はずっと学問(がくもん)から(とお)ざかっている。

      Since graduating from university, I have been increasingly estranged from academia. {to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged}

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      会社(かいしゃ)経営(けいえい)する立場(たちば)になったから、実務(じつむ)から(とお)ざかる(こと)になった。

      Since I became in a position to manage the company, I ended up becoming more distant from actual work. {to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged}

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      (ぼく)(たい)してクラクションを()らした(くるま)がスピードを()げて(とお)ざかっていった。

      The car that honked at me sped up and became more distant. {to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged}

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      まだ(わか)いあの選手(せんしゅ)がスポーツから(とお)ざかるなんて、いかなる理由(りゆう)があるのだろう…。

      I wonder what reason there could be for that young athlete to become more distant from sports... {to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged}

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