夜目遠目笠の内

よめとおめかさのうち

expression used to depict a woman who is attractive primarily when it's dark out, she's far away, or her face is partially hidden by a bamboo hat

夜目

よめ

in the dark

遠目

とおめ

distant view, farsightedness

夜の目

よのめ

eyes of the night

遠い目

とおいめ

distant look, faraway look

お目目

おめめ

eyes

夜目が利く

よめがきく

to see well in the dark, to have good night vision

遠目が利く

とおめがきく

to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

目

もく め

eye, eyeball

節目節目

ふしめふしめ

each juncture, each turning point

岡目八目

おかめはちもく

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

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

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

駄目駄目

だめだめ ダメダメ

entirely useless, completely worthless

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

disorderly, messy, ruined

金目銀目

きんめぎんめ

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

夜の目も寝ず

よのめもねず

sitting up all night, staying up all night

目には目を

めにはめを

an eye for an eye

瞠目

どうもく

gazing at (in wonderment)

文目

あやめ

pattern, design, distinction