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noun
1.
mark, guide, landmark
2.
purpose, aim, goal, intention, end
3.
sight (on a firearm)
See also:照準器
Other readings:
目あて【めあて】
、目当【めあて】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae)(usually kana)
2.
Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
めじろ《眼白》
、メジロ
noun
1.
before one's eyes, under one's nose
no-adjective, noun
2.
immediate (e.g. interests), present, at hand, short-run
noun
3.
foresight, near future
4.
appearance
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目前【めさき】
noun, no-adjective
1.
jostling, milling about, crush, being jammed together
no-adjective
2.
packed with (activities, products, etc.), teeming with, chock-full of
Other readings:
めじろ押し【めじろおし】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit), ullage, outage
2.
decrease (in value), reduction
noun
•
inner canthus, inner corner of the eye
See also:目尻
Other readings:
目頭【まがしら】[1]
、目がしら【めがしら】
、目がしら【まがしら】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
bargain goods, eye-catching goods, featured product, loss leader(yojijukugo)
Common word
noun
•
alarm clock
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目覚まし時計【めざましとけい】
、目覚し時計【めざましどけい】
、目覚し時計【めざましとけい】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to watch over, to watch attentively
Other readings:
見戍る【みまもる】[1]
、目戍る【みまもる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
na-adjective, noun
1.
disorderly, messy, ruined(usually kana)
2.
absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash(usually kana)
adverb
3.
very, extremely(usually kana)
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めちゃめちゃ《滅茶滅茶》[1]
、メチャメチャ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Common word
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to wake up, to awake, to perk up, to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)
See also:目覚める
2.
to awaken (to the truth, etc.), to come to a realization, to come to one's senses
Other readings:
目がさめる【めがさめる】
、目が醒める【めがさめる】
、眼が覚める【めがさめる】
expression, Godan-su verb
•
to scan, to look over
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目をとおす【めをとおす】
noun
1.
(one's) gaze, direction in which one is looking
2.
point of view, standpoint
3.
line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
Common word
adjective
•
hectic, bewildering, bustling, dizzy(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being watchful, keeping watch, keeping an eye open
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
something used to cover the eyes, blindfold, blinder, blinker, eye bandage
2.
concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
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目かくし【めかくし】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
rough estimate, rough calculation
noun
2.
expectation, anticipation, plan
na-adjective, noun
•
eyesore, unpleasant sight, obstructing a view
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目ざわり【めざわり】
noun
•
mistress, kept woman, concubine(dated term)
Other readings:
妾【おんなめ】[1]
、目掛け【めかけ】
、目掛【めかけ】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
weather strip, weather stripping, sealing up (a window)
2.
putting on eyeliner (in theatre)(only relevant for 目張り)
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目貼り【めばり】
noun
•
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まぐさ《目草》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sexual intercourse(usually kana, archaism)
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まぐわい《目合》
、まぐわい《目交ひ》
noun
•
between one's eyes, before one's eyes, space where one's left and right eyesight meet
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眼間【まなかい】
expression, adverb
•
just before one's eyes, in one's presence, personally
Other readings:
目の辺り【まのあたり】
、目のあたり【まのあたり】
、眼の当たり【まのあたり】
、目の当り【まのあたり】
、まの当り【まのあたり】
、眼の当り【まのあたり】
adjective
•
dazzling, glaring, dazzlingly beautiful(usually kana)
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まばゆい《目映い》
、まばゆい《目映ゆい》
na-adjective
•
(wearing) low over one's eyes
Other readings:
目深【めぶか】
、眼深【まぶか】
、眼深【めぶか】
、真深【まぶか】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat), to wear pulled down over one's eyes
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目深に被る【まぶかにかぶる】
noun
•
hired thief taker (Edo-period), private detective, private secret policeman
See also:岡っ引き
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目明かし【めあかし】
、目明【めあかし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
expression
•
some are wise and some are otherwise, one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind(proverb, sensitive)
adverbial noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
to the limit, to the full, as much as possible, with all one's might
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目いっぱい【めいっぱい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being drawn to many things, distraction, difficulty of choice, difficulty in choosing, being unable to decide
expression, Godan-u verb
•
for two people's eyes to meet, catching someone's eye, making eye contact, meeting a person's gaze
Other readings:
目があう【めがあう】
、目が会う【めがあう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression, Godan-ku verb
•
to come to see, to come to understand, to regain sight
expression, yoi/ii adjective (special)
•
having good eyesight
expression, Godan-mu verb
•
to get blurry vision, to get bleary eyes, to get dim eyesight
Other readings:
目がかすむ【めがかすむ】
、目が翳む【めがかすむ】
expression, Godan-ku verb
•
to have an eye for
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目が効く【めがきく】
、目がきく【めがきく】
noun
•
game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"
noun
•
tiles used to cover nail holes in cypress bark roofing for the purpose of waterproofing
expression, Godan-mu verb
1.
to be dizzy, to be disoriented
2.
to be dazzled
3.
to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
See also:金に目が眩む
Other readings:
目が眩む【めがくらむ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to aim at(usually kana)(often noun+めがけて)
Other readings:
めがける《目がける》
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.), to be a connoisseur
See also:肥える
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to be wide-awake, to be wakeful, to be unable to sleep
Other readings:
目がさえる【めがさえる】
、眼が冴える【めがさえる】
、眼がさえる【めがさえる】
noun
•
swordfish (Xiphias gladius), broadbill(usually kana)
Other readings:
めかじき《眼旗魚》
、めかじき《目旗魚》
、めかじき《目梶木》
、メカジキ
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to look dead on the inside, to have a blank expression(idiom )
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.), to have glassy eyes
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眼が据わる【めがすわる】
expression, adjective
•
having an expert eye, having a discerning eye
See also:目の高い
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目がたかい【めがたかい】
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to have luck on one's side, to get lucky
See also:芽が出る (めがでる)
2.
to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
See also:目の玉が飛び出る
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to be stunned, to be surprised, one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
Other readings:
目が点に成る【めがてんになる】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to be eye-popping, to be staggering, to be amazing
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目がとびでる【めがとびでる】
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to have one's eye caught on something, to have one's attention drawn to something
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目が留まる【めがとまる】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to look angrily at, to look with anger in one's eyes
expression, adjective
1.
being extremely fond of, having a weakness for, being a sucker for
2.
having no eye for, being a poor judge of, lacking insight
3.
having no chance (of succeeding)
Other readings:
目が無い【めがない】
expression
•
unable to take one's eyes off of something, having to keep a watchful eye on
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to be dizzy, to feel faint, to feel giddy
Other readings:
目がまわる【めがまわる】
expression, Godan-iku/yuku verb
•
to look toward, to have one's eyes attracted towards something
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目が行く【めがいく】
、目がいく【めがいく】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to see the light, to be awakened to the truth, to have the scales fall from one's eyes(idiom )
See also:目からウロコの落ちる
Other readings:
目からウロコが落ちる【めからウロコがおちる】
、目からうろこが落ちる【めからうろこがおちる】
expression, prenominal
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目からウロコの落ちる【めからウロコのおちる】
、目からうろこの落ちる【めからうろこのおちる】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to be very shrewd, to be highly intelligent, to be very smart(idiom )
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)