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Japanese · Lesson 90

Lesson 92

Reading Japan

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Eyes and emotional expressions · Dialogue 1 of 5

Feelings shown by the eyes

*目は 感情を よく 表わすので、目に 関する 言い回しは 多いです* means "Since the eyes express feelings well, there are many expressions related to the eyes."

*目を 細くする* means "narrow one's eyes" or "be pleased." The speaker gives it as the expression of someone who is glad.

More expressions with the eyes

*ME NI TATSU* means "conspicuous" or "outstanding." *HIDOI ME NI AU* means "to have a bitter experience" or "to have a hard time."

*ME KARA HI GA DERU* means "to see stars" when someone is hurt.

Kanji: 感, 情

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Kanji: 表

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  1. 1

    めにかんするいいまわしにはどんなのがありますか。

    What kinds of expressions are there related to the ”eyes?

    目eyes
    にabout
    関するrelating to
    言い回しexpressions
    にamong
    はtopic
    どんなwhat kind
    のones
    がsubject
    ありare
    ますpolite
    か。question
  2. 2

    めはかんじょうをよくあらわすので、めにかんするいいまわしはおおいです。

    Since the eyes express one’s feelings, well, there are many expressions related to the ”eyes.

  3. 3

    たとえば。

    For example?

  4. 4

    たとえばですね、「めをほそくする」。これはよろこんでいるときのひょうじょうです。

    For example, there is an expression ”to make one’s eye thin.” This is an expression when one is glad.

  5. 5

    まったく、わらったりすると、めがほそくなりますね。

    Indeed, when you laugh, your eyes become thin.

  6. 6

    それから、さっきはなした「めだまをくう」または「おおめだまをくう」もおとこのひとのあいだでは、よくつかわれます。

    And the expression ”MEDAMA O KUU” or ”OOMEDAMA O KUU” that I mentioned a while ago is used very commonly among men.

ROKU-ROKU ---- N
ROKU-ROKU or ROKU NI is an adverbial expression used with negative verbs and expresses an idea of ”not well”, ”not properly”, ”not satisfactorily”, ”not enough”, etc.

Examples:

SHIMBUN MO ROKU-ROKU MIMASEN. ”I don’t even read the newspaper properly.”

ROKU-ROKU BENKYOO MO SHIMASEN. ”He hardly studies.”

TEGAMI MO ROKU-ROKU KAKEMASEN. ”He can’t even write a letter properly.”

ROKU-ROKU EIGO MO HANASENAI. ”He can hardly speak English properly.”

SHITSUMON NIMO ROKU-NI KOTAERARE NAI. ”He can’t even give satisfactory answers to questions.”
1 Additional common expressions related to the ”eyes.”

ME KARA HI GA DERU ”to see stars” (when hurt)

me ni hairu ”to come into view”, ’’come in sight”

ME NI TATSU ’’conspicuous”, ”be outstanding”

HITO NO ME O HIKU ’’draw one’s attention”, ’’attract notice”

HIDOI ME NI AU ”to have a bitter experience”
”to have a hard time”
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
は
leaves
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
の
See Grammar Notes
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
ます
trout
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
感情
feeling
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
よく
well, skillfully
表わす
show; express (v.t.)
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
たとえば。
for instance
ね、
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
時
time
表情
expression (emotional)
全く、
truly, entirely
と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
さっき
a while ago, a short time ago
「目玉
scolding; eyeball
食う」
eat (vt)
男
male
人
people

Anger, surprise and fixed eyes · Dialogue 2 of 5

Angry and surprised eyes

*目にかどをたてる* and *目を さかだてる* both mean "glare at in anger."

*おどろいた時に「目を 丸くする」と 言いますが、あれも いいですね* introduces *目を 丸くする*, "look surprised" or "make eyes wide open."

One expression with two meanings

*その「目が ない」には 二つの 違った意味があります* says that *目が ない* has two different meanings.

One describes someone dear or loved. The other means "unlucky."

Kanji: 丸

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  1. 7

    「くう」はおもしろいですね。

    KUU” is very interesting, isn’t it?

  2. 8

    それから、おこったときのひょうじょうからきてるひょうげんに「めにかどをたてる」とか、「めをさかだてる」などがあります。

    And for the expressions which came from an expression of anger, there are ”ME NI KADO O TATERU” or ”ME O SAKADATERU.

  3. 9

    おどろいたときに「めをまるくする」といいますが、あれもいいですね。

    When you are surprised you’ll say ”ME O MARUKU SURU”, but that’s a good expression, too, isn’t it?

  4. 10

    そう。「めをさらのようにしてものをさがす」もおもしろいし、おさけによっているひとの「めがすわっている」もおもしろいひょうげんです。

    Yes. The expression ”to look for things making your eyes like dishes” is also interesting and a drunken person’s ME GA SUWATTE IRU is also an interesting expression.

  5. 11

    「めもあてられない」とか「めがない」などもよくききますね。

    We hear such expressions like ”ME MO ATERARE NAI” or ”ME GA NAI” often, don’t we?

  6. 12

    たびたびみみにしますね。その「めがない」にはふたつのちがったいみがあります。ひとつはたいへんかわいいまたはかわいがるといういみで、もうひとつはうんがわるいといういみです。

    Yes, we hear them often. That expression ”ME GA NAI” has two different meanings. One meaning is ”dear” or ”to love” and the other meaning is ”unlucky.

「食う」
eat (vt)
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
てる
to shine (v.i.)
表現
expression
かど
corner
たてる」
to build
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
か、
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
など
and so forth, etc.
ます。
trout
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
そう。
numerical counter for ships
し
city
さがす」
to search, look for
酒
Sake, rice wine
たびたび
often, frequently
二
two
一
one
かわいい
dear, lovely, charming
言う
to say
もう
already (See Gram. Notes)
運
luck; fortune

Reading, dizziness and judgment · Dialogue 3 of 5

A glance can miss something

*毎日、新聞に「目を 通す」なども、日常の 言い回しですね* presents *目を 通す*, "glance over," as an everyday expression.

Hardly reading

*ろくろく 新聞も 読まない* means "One hardly reads newspapers."

Here *ろくろく* stands with negative *読まない* and says that the reading is not done properly or sufficiently.

Kanji: 常, 似

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    「めがまわる」もふたつのいみがありますね。

    Eyes go around” has two meanings too, hasn’t it?

  2. 14

    そうです。ひとつはいそがしいとき、もうひとつはびょうきのときのひょうげんです。

    Yes, it has. One is an expression for when one is busy and the other is an expression for when one is sick.

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    まいにち、しんぶんに「めをとおす」なども、にちじょうのいいまわしですね。

    An expression like ”to glance thru” newspapers everyday is also an everyday expression, isn’t it?

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    そうです。「ろくろくしんぶんもよまない」ににています。またよみおとしたときは、「めにつきませんでした」といいます。

    Yes, it is. It resembles ”One hardly reads newspapers.” And when one overlooked something in reading, he’ll say ”I didn’t notice.

  5. 17

    「めがたかい」というのはなんですか。

    What is an expression ”ME GA TAKAI?

  6. 18

    それはものごとにたいして、はんだんがよいといういみです。たとえば、ひとめみただけでそのひとはしんようできるとか、できないとかわかるんですね。

    It means that one has good judgment for things. For example, one can tell whether a person can be trusted or not by just taking a glance at him.

そう
numerical counter for ships
いそがしい
busy
時、
time
毎日、
Mainichi Newspaper Co.
い
stomach
物事
things; all things
よい
good (See Gram. Notes)
たとえば、
for instance
一目
a glance; a look; a glimpse
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
出来る
to be manufactured; to be produced (v.i.)

Recalling expressions for nearness · Dialogue 4 of 5

Extremely near

*ごく 近い と 言う意味の 表現が ありましたね* recalls an expression meaning "very near."

The reply *「目と 鼻の 間」ですか* supplies *目と 鼻の 間*, "very near" or "very close." The conversation then turns to the nose.

Kanji: 鼻

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  1. 19

    ごくちかいといういみのひょうげんがありましたね。

    There was an expression to mean very near, wasn’t there?

  2. 20

    「めとはなのあいだ」ですか。

    Do you mean ”Between the nose and the eyes?

  3. 21

    そう、そう。いちどきいて、おもしろいとおもったんですが、わすれて、どうしてもおもいだせなかったんです。

    That’s right. I heard it once and I thought it was interesting, but I have forgotten it and I couldn’t recall it by any means.

  4. 22

    そんなことがありますね。

    Sometimes such a thing happens.

  5. 23

    はなにかんするいいまわしもありますね。

    There are expressions related to a nose aren’t there?

  6. 24

    ありますよ。おもしろいのがね。

    Yes, there are interesting ones.

ごく
very
近い
near, close
そう、
numerical counter for ships

Requesting more expressions · Dialogue 5 of 5

A request and an agreement

After hearing that expressions about the nose exist, one speaker says *教えてください*, "Please show me some."

The reply *よろしい* means "Yes, I will."

  1. 25

    おしえてください。

    Please show me some.

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    よろしい。

    Yes, I will.

ください。
please give me (See Gram. Notes)
よろしい。
good!

Hardly doing things properly · Perception drill

Not reading properly

*私は 新聞も ろくろく 読みません* means "I don't even read the newspaper fully."

*ろくろく* goes with a negative verb. It means "not well," "not properly," "not satisfactorily," or "not enough."

The same rule with ability

*まだ ひらがなも ろくろく 書けないのです* means "He can't even write Hiragana properly."

With negative *書けない*, *ろくろく* marks the writing as inadequate.

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    わたくしはしんぶんもろくろくよみません。

    I don’t even read the newspaper fully.

  2. 28

    このごろいそがしいですか。

    Are you busy these days?

  3. 29

    ええ、ろくろくこしかけるじかんもありません。

    Yes, I hardly have time to sit properly.

  4. 30

    からだがふとってきましたね。

    You have gained weight, haven’t you?

  5. 31

    ろくろくうんどうするじかんもありませんから、しかたがありません。

    I hardly have time to exercise sufficiently, so I can’t help it.

  6. 32

    わたくしはさくばんおなかがいたくて、ゆうはんもろくろくたべないでねました。

    I had a stomach-ache last night and went to bed without eating supper properly.

  7. 33

    かぜでもひいたのでしょう。

    You probably have caught a cold.

  8. 34

    しけんのまえでべんきょうがいそがしいでしょう。

    You must be busy studying because it’s before an examination.

  9. 35

    ええ、まいばんろくろくねないでべんきょうしています。

    Yes, I study every night without sleeping properly.

  10. 36

    ジョンズさんはにほんごがすこしじょうずになりましたか。

    Has Mr. Jones improved a little in Japanese?

  11. 37

    いいえ、だめです。まだひらがなもろくろくかけないのです。

    No, he hasn’t. He can’t even write Hiragana properly.

ええ、
Yes
時間
hour, time
体
body, health
おなか
stomach
かぜ
wind
でしょう。
probably (See Gram. Notes)
前
before, front
少し
little (quantity)
上手
skillful, fluent (See Grammar Notes)
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless
まだ
yet, still
ひらがな
HIRAGANA syllabary

Insufficient sleep, food and effort · Pattern 1 1 of 3

Without enough sleep

*ろくろく ねないで 仕事を しています* means "I am working without getting enough sleep."

*ろくろく* with negative *ねないで* marks the sleep as insufficient.

Without a proper look

*ろくろく見もしないで 買いました* means "I bought it without even looking at it properly."

Here the pattern describes inadequate effort before another action.

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    あのひとはてがみもろくろくかけません。

    That person cannot even write a letter properly.

  2. 39

    ろくろくねないでしごとをしています。

    I am working without getting enough sleep.

  3. 40

    あのひとはえいごもろくろくはなせません。

    That person cannot even speak English properly.

  4. 41

    このごろべんきょうがいそがしいので、にちようびにもろくろくあそばないでべんきょうしています。

    I have been busy with my studies lately, so I study even on Sundays without having much time to enjoy myself.

  5. 42

    さくばんおなかがいたくて、ろくろくたべないでねました。

    Last night my stomach hurt, so I went to bed without eating much.

  6. 43

    あのひとはしんぶんもろくろくよめません。

    That person cannot even read a newspaper properly.

  7. 44

    このごろはいそがしくて、テレビもろくろくみられません。

    I have been so busy lately that I can hardly even watch television.

  8. 45

    たむらさんはにほんごもろくろくしりません。

    Mr. Tamura hardly knows any Japanese.

  9. 46

    ろくろくみもしないでかいました。

    I bought it without even looking at it properly.

手紙
letter (correspondence)
ね
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
テレビ
television

Barely reading, talking and sleeping · Pattern 1 2 of 3

Hardly any time

*新聞を 読むひまさえ、ろくろく ない んだから* means "I hardly even have time to read the newspaper."

*ろくろく* with *ない* describes an inadequate amount of time.

Hardly any sleep

*ろくろく ねていないんだよ* means "I hardly slept at all."

*ろくろく 話も 出来なかったよ* similarly marks too little opportunity to talk.

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    スミスさんはにほんごをはなすのはじょうずだが、よみかきはどうかね。

    Mr. Smith speaks Japanese well, but how is his reading and writing?

  2. 48

    よみかきはだめだね。ひらがなもろくろくよめないんだよ。

    His reading and writing are no good; he cannot even read hiragana properly.

  3. 49

    こんばんえいがにいくのかね。

    Are you going to the movies tonight?

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    いいえ、そんなひまはないよ。しんぶんをよむひまさえ、ろくろくないんだから。

    No, I do not have time for that; I hardly even have time to read the newspaper.

  5. 51

    きのうたむらさんにあったかね。

    Did you see Mr. Tamura yesterday?

  6. 52

    うん、あったことはあったんだが、たむらさんはいそがしくて、ろくろくはなしもできなかったよ。

    Yes, I did see him, but Mr. Tamura was busy, so we hardly had a chance to talk.

  7. 53

    きみはきょうめがあかいが、どうしたんだ。

    Your eyes are red today; what happened?

  8. 54

    じつはさくばんあたまがいたくて、ろくろくねていないんだよ。

    Actually, I had a headache last night and hardly slept at all.

  9. 55

    きみはきょうはちっともできないが、さくばんよしゅうしなかったのかね。

    You cannot do anything at all today; did you not prepare last night?

だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
映画
movie
ひま
leisure time, free
から。
from (See Gram. Notes)
うん、
Yes, all right.
話
story, talk
君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
今日
today
頭
head, mind
ちっとも
not even a little (See Gram. Notes)

Barely preparing and basic verbs · Pattern 1 3 of 3

No proper chance to prepare

*昨晩 友人が たずねて来て、ろくろく 予習も 出来なかったのです* means "A friend came to visit last night, so I hardly had a chance to prepare."

The visitor explains why proper preparation was not possible. *ろくろく* marks the opportunity as inadequate.

Verbs for the pattern

*話せる*, *読める*, and *書ける* mean "can speak," "can read," and "can write."

The other short lines give *勉強する*, "study," *ねる*, "sleep," and *食べる*, "eat."

  1. 56

    はい、さくばんゆうじんがたずねてきて、ろくろくよしゅうもできなかったのです。

    No, a friend came to visit last night, so I hardly had a chance to prepare.

  2. 57

    はなせる。

    Can speak.

  3. 58

    べんきょうする。

    Study.

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    ねる。

    Sleep.

  5. 60

    よめる。

    Can read.

  6. 61

    たべる。

    Eat.

  7. 62

    かける。

    Can write.

友人
friend
話せる。
to be able to speak
ねる。
to sleep

Eyes showing emotion · Reading Selection 1 of 2

Eyes and emotion

*目は 感情を よく 表わすので、目に 関する 言い回しは 沢山 ある* means that many expressions concern the eyes because eyes express feelings well.

*目を 細くする* describes the expression of someone who is happy. *目に かどを たてる* describes anger.

Surprise and affection

*目を 丸くする* describes surprise. *目が すわっている* describes the fixed eyes of someone who is drunk.

*「目がない」には 二つの 意味が ある* introduces two meanings. One is "very dear" or "to adore."

  1. 63

    めはかんじょうをよくあらわすので、めにかんするいいまわしはたくさんある。

    Since the eyes express feelings well, there are many expressions related to the eyes.

  2. 64

    よろこんでいるときのひょうじょうに「めをほそくする」がある。

    One expression for the look on someone’s face when they are happy is “to narrow one’s eyes.”

  3. 65

    おこったときのじょうからきているひょうげんに「めにかどをたてる」とか「めをさかだてる」などがある。

    Expressions that come from the look on someone’s face when they are angry include “to make one’s eyes angular” and “to make one’s eyes stand on end.”

  4. 66

    おどろいたときには「めをまるくする」、「めをさらのようにしてものをさがす」もおもしろいし、おさけによっているひとの「めがすわっている」もおもしろいひょうげんである。

    When someone is surprised, they “make their eyes round”; “to search for something with one’s eyes like saucers” is also interesting, as is the expression “the eyes are fixed” for the eyes of someone who is drunk.

  5. 67

    「めもあてられない」とか「めがない」などもたびたびみみにするいいまわしだが、「めがない」にはふたつのいみがある。

    Expressions such as “too awful to look at” and “to have no eyes” are also often heard, but “to have no eyes” has two meanings.

  6. 68

    ひとつはたいへん「かわいい」または「かわいがる」といういみで、

    One means “very dear” or “to adore.”

ある。
certain, some
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
「かわいい」
dear, lovely, charming

Eyes, judgment and nearness · Reading Selection 2 of 2

Dizziness and reading

*いそがしい時には「目が 回る」ほど いそがしいと言い* uses *目が 回る* for extreme busyness. Illness can give the expression its dizzy sense.

*ろく〱 新聞を 読まない* describes hardly reading the newspaper. *目を 通す* means "glance over."

Judgment and nearness

*目が 高い* means "be a good judge of." The passage connects it with judging whether someone can be trusted at a glance.

*目と 鼻の間* means "extremely close."

  1. 69

    もうひとつは「うんがわるい」といういみである。

    The other means “to have bad luck.”

  2. 70

    いそがしいときには「めがまわる」ほどいそがしいといい、またびょうきのときにはときどき「めがまわる」という。

    When people are busy, they say they are so busy that “their eyes spin,” and when they are sick, they sometimes also say that “their eyes spin.”

  3. 71

    まいにち、しんぶんに「めをとおす」などもにちじょうのいいまわしだが、これは「ろくろくしんぶんをよまない」ににている。

    “To run one’s eyes over the newspaper” every day is another everyday expression, and it is similar to “hardly reading the newspaper.”

  4. 72

    またよみおとしたときには「めにつかなかった」という。

    When someone has overlooked something while reading, they say, “It did not catch my eye.”

  5. 73

    ものごとにたいしてはんだんがよいといういみで「めがたかい」といういいまわしがあるが、これはひとめみただけで、ひとがしんようできるか、できないかわかるといういみである。

    There is an expression, “to have a high eye,” meaning to have good judgment about things, and it means being able to tell at a glance whether or not a person can be trusted.

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    またごくちかいといういみで、「めとはなのあいだ」といういいまわしがあるが、なかなかおもしろいひょうげんである。

    There is also an expression, “between the eyes and the nose,” meaning extremely close, and it is a very interesting expression.

「運
luck; fortune
ほど
to the extent (See Grammar Notes)
時々
sometimes, occasionally
いる。
to need (See Gram. Notes)
中々
considerably, very

Describing eyes and emotions · Questions 1 of 2

Descriptions of the eyes

The questions ask which expressions match happiness, anger, surprise, determined searching, and intoxication.

*喜こんでいる 時の 表情に 何が ありますか* means "What expression describes the look on someone's face when they are happy?"

An answer names the matching expression from the passage.

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    めにかんするいいまわしがたくさんあるのは、どういうわけですか。

    Why are there so many expressions related to the eyes?

  2. 76

    よろこんでいるときのじょうになにがありますか。

    What expression describes the look on someone’s face when they are happy?

  3. 77

    「めにかどをたてる」はどんなときのじょうですか。

    What kind of situation does the expression “to make one’s eyes angular” describe?

  4. 78

    おどろいたときにはどんなめをしますか。

    What do your eyes look like when you are surprised?

  5. 79

    いっしょうけんめいに、ものをさがすときに、どんなめをしますか。

    What do your eyes look like when you are searching hard for something?

  6. 80

    おさけによっているひとのめはどんなですか。

    What are the eyes of a person who has been drinking like?

ある
certain, some
は、
leaves
さがす
to search, look for

Meanings of eye expressions · Questions 2 of 2

Meanings from the passage

The questions ask for meanings and situations associated with the eye expressions.

*「目と鼻の間」は 何と 言う意味ですか* means "What does between the eyes and the nose mean?"

An answer gives "very near" or "very close." Another question asks for an expression like *ろくろく 新聞も 読まない*.

  1. 81

    「めがない」にはふたつのちがったいみがありますが、それはなんですか。

    “To have no eyes” has two different meanings; what are they?

  2. 82

    「めがまわる」はどんなときにつかいますか。ふたついってください。

    When do you use “one’s eyes spin”? Give two situations.

  3. 83

    ろくろくしんぶんもよまないににているいいまわしにどんなのがありますか。

    What expression is similar to “hardly even reading the newspaper”?

  4. 84

    よみおとしたときにはなんといいますか。

    What do you say when you have overlooked something while reading?

  5. 85

    ものごとにたいして、はんだんがよいといういみで、なんというひょうげんがありますか。

    What expression means to have good judgment about things?

  6. 86

    「めとはなのあいだ」はなんといういみですか。

    What does “between the eyes and the nose” mean?

Happiness, anger and surprise · Word list 1 of 3

Feelings shown by the eyes

These words connect feelings with the appearance of the eyes. *感情* means "feeling," and *表情* means "emotional expression."

*目を 細くする* means "narrow one's eyes" or "be pleased." *目を 丸くする* means "look surprised" or "make eyes wide open."

  1. 87

    かんじょう

    feeling

  2. 88

    あらわす

    show; express (v.t.)

  3. 89

    めをほそくする

    narrow one’s eyes, be pleased

  4. 90

    ひょうじょう

    expression (emotional)

  5. 91

    おこる

    get angry (v.t.)

  6. 92

    めにかどをたてる

    glare at in anger

  7. 93

    めをさかだてる

    glare at in anger

  8. 94

    めをまるくする

    look surprised; make eyes wide open

  9. 95

    めをさらのようにして

    making one’s eyes as wide as a saucer; strain one’s eyes

  10. 96

    おさけによっている

    is intoxicated; is drunk

目を細くする
narrow one’s eyes, be pleased
おこる
get angry (v.t.)
目にかどをたてる
glare at in anger
目をさかだてる
glare at in anger
目を丸くする
look surprised; make eyes wide open
目をさらの様にして
making one’s eyes as wide as a saucer; strain one’s eyes
お酒によっている
is intoxicated; is drunk

Intoxication, affection and dizziness · Word list 2 of 3

States and actions involving the eyes

These words cover intoxication, affection, luck, dizziness, and reading.

*目が ない* means "have an irresistible passion for." *目が 回る* means "be dizzy."

*ろくろく ---ない* means "hardly" or "not thoroughly."

  1. 97

    よう

    get intoxicated; get drunk; get seasick (v.i.)

  2. 98

    めがすわっている

    have fixed eyes

  3. 99

    めもあてられない

    can’t bear the sight; horrible; miserable

  4. 100

    めがない

    have an irresistible passion for

  5. 101

    みみにする

    hear (v.t.)

  6. 102

    かわいがる

    love; pet; treat affectionately (v.t.)

  7. 103

    うん

    luck; fortune

  8. 104

    めがまわる

    be dizzy (v.i.)

  9. 105

    めをとおす

    glance over; run one’s eyes through (v.i.)

  10. 106

    ろくろく---ない

    hardly; not thoroughly (See Gram. Notes)

よう
get intoxicated; get drunk; get seasick (v.i.)
目がすわっている
have fixed eyes
目もあてられない
can’t bear the sight; horrible; miserable
目がない
have an irresistible passion for
耳にする
hear (v.t.)
かわいがる
love; pet; treat affectionately (v.t.)
目が回る
be dizzy (v.i.)
目を通す
glance over; run one’s eyes through (v.i.)
ろくろく---ない
hardly; not thoroughly (See Gram. Notes)

Reading, judgment and memory · Word list 3 of 3

A missed reading and sound judgment

These words cover missed reading, judgment, a glance, and nearness.

*読みおとす* means "miss in reading" or "fail to read." *目が 高い* means "be a good judge of."

*目と鼻の間* means "very near" or "very close."

  1. 107

    よみおとす

    miss in reading; fail to read (v.t.)

  2. 108

    めがたかい

    be a good judge of

  3. 109

    ものごと

    things; all things

  4. 110

    はんだん(する)

    judgment (to judge) (v.t.)

  5. 111

    ひとめ

    a glance; a look; a glimpse

  6. 112

    ひとめみただけで

    by a glance; just by seeing once

  7. 113

    めとはなのあいだ

    very near; very close

  8. 114

    おもいだせる

    able to recall; able to remember

  9. 115

    すわる

    to sit, squat (v.i.)

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic Titles

a Give ten expressions related to ”eyes” and use them in sentences.

b Ask yourself the following questions:

(1) What do you do when you are glad?

(2) What do you do when you are angry?

(3) What do you do when you are surprised?

(4) What do you do when you are unlucky?

(5) What do you do when you are busy?

(6) What do you do when you have good judgment?

c Answer the above questions by using ”ME.”
Homework

1 Memorize the expressions related to the ”eyes” and their meanings.

2 Memorize the vocabulary.

3 Study the Grammar Perception Drill.

4 Study the Pattern Practice and do the exercise given at the end of each pattern.

5 Learn to read and write new Kanji.

6 Read the Explanatory Notes.

7 Read the Guide for Free Conversation and do the exercises given.
読みおとす
miss in reading; fail to read (v.t.)
目が高い
be a good judge of
はんだん(する)
judgment (to judge) (v.t.)
一目見ただけで
by a glance; just by seeing once
目と鼻の間
very near; very close
思い出せる
able to recall; able to remember
すわる
to sit with legs crossed or folded

The particulars

The course
Defense Language Institute, Japanese Basic Course, 1967 to 1971. Public domain. The teaching pages and the narration are ours.
Reading aloud
Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
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Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
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