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I'm wondering if 眩しい思いで in the following is referring to a memory or a feeling:
その背中を、眩しい思いで見つめていた。
He gazed at their backs with dazzled feeling/He gazed at their backs dazzled by a memory.
I'm confused is the 思い supposed to mean feelings/thoughts here with で particle following it or is it actually referring to 思い出 which refers to memories?
Thanks!
「その背中{せなか}を、眩{まぶ}しい思{おも}いで見{み}つめていた。」
It is 「思い」 + particle「で」.
If it were 「思い出」, that part would make no sense. Even if it made sense, you would still need to use a word or phrase between 「思い出」 and 「見つめていた」.
