目を細める – Vocabulary details

目めを細ほそめる

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to close one's eyes partly; to squint

彼かれは目めを細ほそめて、遠とおくのものを眺ながめるようにもしていた。He also seemed to be squinting as if gazing at something in the distance.

2. to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

そして、彼かれはひどく懐なつかしそうに目めを細ほそめた。And then, he narrowed his eyes with a look of intense nostalgia.

eye

thin

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

to make narrow

そして、彼かれはひどく懐なつかしそうに目めを細ほそめた。

And then, he narrowed his eyes with a look of intense nostalgia.

でも、おじいちゃんはどこか満まん足ぞくそうに目めを細ほそめていた。

But Grandpa was smiling with narrowed eyes, looking somehow content.

私わたしは風かぜが来くる方ほう向こうを目めを細ほそめながら見みつめた。

I squinted as I gazed in the direction the wind was coming from.

彼かれは広ひろがる景け色しきを、少すこし目めを細ほそめて見みていた。

He was gazing at the scenery spread out before him, narrowing his eyes slightly.

目めを細ほそめ、獲え物ものが潜ひそむという場ば所しょを睨にらむ。

Narrowing my eyes, I stare hard at the spot where the prey is said to be hiding.

彼かれは目めを細ほそめて、遠とおくのものを眺ながめるようにもしていた。

He also seemed to be squinting as if gazing at something in the distance.

金きん髪ぱつの娘むすめは遠とおくを見みるように目めを細ほそめて言いった。

The blonde girl said, squinting her eyes as if looking into the distance.

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