脇わき目め

noun

looking aside; looking away

Refers to the act of glancing sideways or diverting one's gaze, often used in phrases like 脇目も振らず (without looking aside, single-mindedly).

• 彼かれは脇わき目めも振ふらずに仕し事ごとに没ぼっ頭とうした。

  He devoted himself to his work without looking aside.

noun

outsider's view; eyes of an onlooker

Used to describe how something appears to a third party or bystander, often in expressions like 脇目には (to an onlooker).

• 脇わき目めには、彼かれの行こう動どうは奇き妙みょうに映うつった。

  To an onlooker, his behavior seemed strange.