覗く

verb (godan)のぞく · nozoku

1. Englishto peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)

   • 私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。I peeped out through a crack in the wall.

2. Englishto look down into (a ravine, etc.)

3. Englishto peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

   • 私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。I saw Mary looking into a show window.

4. Englishto sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

   • その箱をのぞいてはいけない。Don't look into the box.

5. Englishto peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

   • 彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。He was looking through a microscope.

6. Englishto stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)

   • 隣人が塀の上からちょこっと顔を覗かせた。The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.

7. Englishto examine (an expression); to study (a face)

8. Englishto face

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