笊

ざる

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo), colander, strainer, sieve

笊法

ざるほう

law full of loopholes, toothless law

笊貝

ざるがい ザルガイ

Burchard's cockle (Vasticardium burchardi)

お目目

おめめ

eyes

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)

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

半目

はんもく はんめ

half-open eyes

書目

しょもく

catalogue of books, catalog of books

刮目

かつもく

careful observation, close attention

目頭

めがしら まがしら

inner canthus, inner corner of the eye