Vocab Info

N1 う-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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    Examples

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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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