v. i. [ OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick, E. pique. Cf. Peak. ] To look surreptitiously, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[うかがう, ukagau](v5u, vt) (1) to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly); (2) to await (one's chance); (3) (usu. used passively) to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise[Add to Longdo]
[のぞく, nozoku](v5k, vt) (1) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.); (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k, vi) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (7) (arch) (esp. 臨く) to face; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[こぼれる, koboreru](v1, vi) (1) (uk) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.); (P)[Add to Longdo]