Lingaku- (staring) piercingly; (looking) hardidiomatic expressionsee also 穴の開くほど
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- staring; piercingly; looking hard
This phrase is used to describe the act of looking intensely or with great focus, as if one’s gaze could create a hole through whatever they are looking at.
She was staring at my eyes as if she could pierce through them.
I watched the last scene of that movie hard, as if I could see through it.
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あながひらく穴が開くほどみる見るto look piercinglyあながひらく穴が開くほどかんがえる考えるto think hardあながひらく穴が開くほどのしせん視線a piercing gazeあながひらく穴が開くほどじっとみるじっと見るto stare intentlyあながひらく穴が開くほどのちゅうい注意undivided attentionあながひらく穴が開くほどのかんしん関心keen interestあながひらく穴が開くほどのめ目intense eyes