闇やみを透すかす

expression, godan verb (-su)

peer into the darkness; strain to see in the dark

A set phrase meaning to try to see something in the dark, often with a sense of effort or uncertainty. Used literally or figuratively.

• 彼かれは闇やみを透すかして、遠とおくの灯あかりを見みつけようとした。

  He peered into the darkness, trying to spot a distant light.

• 闇やみを透すかすようにして、かすかな物もの音おとの正しょう体たいを探さぐった。

  Straining to see in the dark, I tried to identify the faint sound.