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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to remove;to get rid of;to take away;to eliminate
医者は彼の苦痛を除いてやった。
The doctor released him from his pain.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to exclude;to except;to leave out;to omit
発音の点を除けば、みんな上手なフランス語を話す。
Except for pronunciation, everyone can speak good French.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to 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.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to 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.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to 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.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
He was looking through a microscope.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb
to 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.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to examine (an expression);to study (a face)
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb
archaic
to face
esp. 臨く
Other forms
覘く 【のぞく】 (rarely used kanji form) · 窺く 【のぞく】 (rarely used kanji form) · 臨く 【のぞく】 (rarely used kanji form)
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expressions (phrasesGodan verb with 'ku' ending
to have a narrow view of things;to look at the ceiling through a reed
