一合目

いちごうめ

the start of a climb up a hill

合目的

ごうもくてき

purposive, appropriate

目合い

めあい

mesh size of a net

合目的性

ごうもくてきせい

appropriateness, finality (philosophy), purposiveness

合わせ目

あわせめ

joint, seam

目が合う

めがあう

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

合目的的

ごうもくてきてき

pertinent, appropriate, congruent, apt, fitting

瞑目合掌

めいもくがっしょう

closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer

目を合わせる

めをあわせる

to make eye contact

お目目

おめめ

eyes

ひどい目にあう

ひどいめにあう

to have a bad time, to go through a bitter experience, to get into trouble, to get hurt, to suffer

目

もく め

eye, eyeball

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

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)