目新しい : New to me. 明快 : Clear-cut. 目いっぱい: Swamped with (work,stress). Full to the brim (with coffee). 名物 : A special feature. Famous attraction. 滅入る : Feel depressed. Feel bummed. 命令する : Order. Command. 迷惑 : Trouble. Inconvenience. 迷惑をおかけしてすみません : Sorry to trouble you. 迷惑をかける : Trouble someone. Inconvenience someone. 目が利く : Someone really knows. Someone has an eye for something. 目がくらむ : Be dazzled. Be blinded. めかす : Be dressed up. 目が離せない : Can't take one's eye off of someone/something. 目が回るほど忙しい : Dizzy with work. 目からうろこが落ちる : See the light. See clearly (for the first time). 目こぼしをする : Ovwerlook (an error). Ignore. Wink at (someone). 目先が利く : Farsighted. (〜が利かない=Short-sighted.) 目ざとい : Have sharp eyes. 目覚しい : Remarkable. 目障り : An eyesore. An ugly sight. 召し上がって下さい : Please help yourself. (何か)召し上がりませんか? : How about something to eat ? 珍しい : Strange. Rare. Uncommon. Special. Nice. 珍しいものをありがとう : Thanks for the nice gift. 目立つ : Striking. Stands out. めちゃくちゃな : Ridiculous. All messed up. めちゃめちゃ : Ruined. Trashed. 目つき : A ... look. いやらしい目つき : A suggestive look. 怒ったような目つき : An angry look. 恐ろしい目つき : A fierce look. ずるそうな目つき : A shifty look. 不思議そうな目つき : A funny look. 優しい目つき : A loving look. 〜な目つきで〜を見る:Give someone a ... look. Look at someone with ..eyes. メッキがはげた : Someone's polish wore off. めっきり : Noticeably. Very. めったに〜ない : Seldom. Rarely. めでたいこと : A cause of celebration. 目に余る : Be too much. Be intolerable. 目に入れても痛くない : The apple of someone's eye. Can do no wrong. 目に留まる : Catch someone's eye. 目の上のたんこぶ : A stone in the path. An obstacle. 目の飛び出るような : Eye-popping. 目の届かないところ : Out of one's sight (reach, supervision). 目のやり場のない : Not know where to look. Not know what to look at. めぼしい : Valuable. The best (items, men, stuff, etc). めまいがする : Feel dizzy. めまぐるしい : Dizzying. Crazy. 女々しい : Girly. Effeminate. 目も当てられない : Too awful to look at. めりはり : Variety and contrast. 目をかける : Look after. 目をつけている : Keep an eye on. Focus in on. 目を光らせる : Watch carefully. Follow closely. 目を細める(嬉しくて) : Beam. Grin from ear to ear. 面食い : Fancy a pretty/handsome face. (〜に)免じて : On account of. For one's sake. 面倒くさい : Troublesome. A pain in the neck. 面倒を見る : Look after someone/something. 面と向かって : To someone's face. Face to face.Go to next page
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