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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.

      • N1

      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've become more and more estranged from academia.

      • N1

      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 taking on a management role at the company, I've become distant from the actual work.

      • N1

      (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 drifted away, getting more distant.

      • N1

      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 could make that young athlete drift away from sports...

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