目

point of difference

sitting up all night; staying up all night

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

related item; related topic

becoming its own goal

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance

walls have ears; sliding doors have eyes

ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)

Buddhism

Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)

brush marks

Gordian knot

one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth

Obsolete term; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

serious; earnest

to come to one's notice

Idiomatic expression

frustratingly difficult task; (applying) eyedrops from the second floor

Idiomatic expression

roundabout and inefficient way; something totally ineffective

expenses

Idiomatic expression

first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1

Halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目

comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun

subject for study (inquiry, enquiry); laboratory subject

Architecture

transom; fanlight

index

to slip through the dragnet

Sumo

second highest division

Abbr. of 響目

large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)