目

superior; superiors; senior

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

original; novel; new

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to favour; to be partial to

Orig. meaning

to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

to be dizzy; to be disoriented

to be dazzled

to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape)

smoke screen; distraction; deceptive means

Dated term

magic (trick); sleight of hand

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)

very; extremely; so

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

excessive; extreme

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

Traditional ending to stories

and they all lived happily ever after

having a happy ending; ending without incident

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

to lose hope

to be plunged into darkness

eyewitness testimony

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

rough estimate; rough calculation

expectation; anticipation; plan

to catch the eye; to attract attention

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide

to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

Kuru verb - special class

to come into view

eye measurement; measure with eye

めぐろ only

Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo)

Word usually written using kana alone

Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

Idiomatic expression

to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

nodding; greeting (with eyes)