“To drift away” in Japanese
Short answer
To drift away in Japanese is “遠のく” (toonoku). Full meaning: to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers).
Other ways to say “To drift away” in Japanese
流れ出す
nagaredasu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
流れ出る
nagarederu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
流れでる
nagarederu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
流れだす
nagaredasu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
ながれ出る
nagarederu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
ながれでる
nagarederu to flow out, to stream out, to pour out, to gush forth, to leak, to ooze out, to drift away
遠のこ
toonoko to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)
遠のき
toonoki to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)
遠のけ
toonoke to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)
遠のい
toonoi to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)
遠のか
toonoka to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)
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