距離を取る – Vocabulary details

距きょ離りを取とる

Expression

Verb (5-dan, る)

1. to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

ただ、彼かの女じょはできれば距きょ離りを取とりたい相あい手てだ。However, if possible, she is someone I want to keep at a distance.

separated by

physical distance

take

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

一いっ旦たん、距きょ離りを取とるわ。

I'm going to distance myself for now.

距きょ離りを取とって戦たたかうべきだ。

We should fight by keeping our distance.

一いっ旦たん、距きょ離りを取とるから援えん護ごを頼たのむ。

I'm going to put some distance between us for now, so cover me.

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