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01-19-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
Of note is that the "watch" in this has a connotation of "keeping watch" or being protective of the person, and not just "looking at." Maybe "gazing" or "keeping a watchful eye on your sleeping face" or something?
Exactly, "protective" is the word. You don't 見守る your friends' sleeping faces in the tent at camping. That is something parents do for their kids or lovers do for each other.
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