大おお目め

noun, na-adjective

generosity; tolerance; leniency

Almost always used in the set phrase 大目に見る (to overlook, to be lenient about). The noun/adjectival noun use outside this phrase is rare.

See also: 大目に見る (おおめにみる)

• 今こん回かいは彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいを大おお目めに見みてあげよう。

  I'll overlook his mistake this time.

• 親おやは子こ供どもの小ちいさな嘘うそを大おお目めに見みることがある。

  Parents sometimes turn a blind eye to their children's small lies.

noun

large eyes

Rare literal meaning; not used in modern everyday Japanese. The common word for 'large eyes' is 大きな目.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「大おお目め」が文も字じ通どおり大おおきな目めを指さす例れいがある。

  In old texts, there are examples where 大目 literally means large eyes.