お目目

おめめ

eyes

目

もく め

eye, eyeball

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

岡目八目

おかめはちもく

bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation

駄目駄目

だめだめ ダメダメ

entirely useless, completely worthless

夜目遠目

よめとおめ

seen in the dark or at a distance, (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance

節目節目

ふしめふしめ

each juncture, each turning point

金目銀目

きんめぎんめ

cat with one eye golden, other eye steel-blue (considered a sign of luck)

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

disorderly, messy, ruined

目には目を

めにはめを

an eye for an eye

僻目

ひがめ

squint, sight error, bias, misunderstanding, misjudgment, misjudgement

傍目

はため

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

注目

ちゅうもく

notice, attention, observation

目下

もっか めした

subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior

駄目

だめ ダメ

no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken

目的

もくてき

purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

目上

めうえ

superior, superiors, senior

目印

めじるし

mark, sign, landmark, benchmark

目次

もくじ

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