目めを凝こらす

expression, godan verb (-su)

strain one's eyes; look closely; stare at

Used when focusing intently on something, often in dim light or at a distance, to see it clearly.

• 暗くら闇やみに目めを凝こらして、人ひと影かげを探さがした。

  I strained my eyes in the darkness, searching for a figure.

• 彼かれは虫むし眼め鏡がねで小ちいさな文も字じに目めを凝こらした。

  He peered closely at the tiny letters with a magnifying glass.