expression, noun
something disappearing bit by bit; ice in the sun
Idiomatic expression comparing gradual disappearance to ice melting in sunlight. Often used for things that vanish slowly but surely.
彼の貯金は日向に氷のように消えていった。
His savings disappeared bit by bit like ice in the sun.
時間が経つにつれて、その記憶は日向に氷のごとく薄れていった。
As time passed, that memory faded away like ice in the sun.