LingakuFrequency rank: 9,120. – 9,137.
- eyeball
- special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcardabbreviationsee also 目玉番組【めだまばんぐみ】
- special program; loss leaderabbreviationsee also 目玉商品【めだましょうひん】
- sunny-side up fried eggabbreviationsee also 目玉焼き【めだまやき】
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- eyeball
- special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard
- special program; loss leader
- sunny-side up fried egg
This refers to the actual physical organ used for vision in humans and animals.
I took a photo where the eyeballs are visible.
This usage refers to something that is designed to attract attention or highlight a particular aspect of an event, product, or performance.
The centerpiece of this event is the appearance of a special guest.
This meaning is used in a commercial context, indicating a promotional strategy that draws customers in with a widely recognized product offered at a lower price.
That supermarket uses loss leaders to attract customers.
Here, it specifically describes a style of cooking eggs where only one side is cooked, leaving the yolk runny and the top part uncooked.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めだましょうひん目玉商品loss leaderめだまやき目玉焼きsunny-side up fried eggめだま目玉てれびばんぐみテレビ番組special programめだま目玉のようなそんざい存在centerpiece or standout presenceめだまきかく目玉企画special feature or highlight planめだま目玉をひく引くto draw attentionめだま目玉をおおきく大きくひらく開くto open one's eyes wideめだま目玉をつけるto set a price or mark a special featureめだましょうひん目玉商品をうりだす売り出すto launch a loss leader productめだまやき目玉焼きをつくる作るto make a sunny-side up fried egg
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3. かれ彼がぱぶろパブロとけっこん結婚するつもりだとおおやけ公にせんげん宣言したとき、かれ彼のそぼ祖母はしんぞうがとまり心臓が止まりそうになったし、かれ彼のおば叔母はめだま目玉がとびだしてしまい飛び出してしまいそうだった。でもかれ彼のいもうと妹ははなたかだか鼻高々だった。
When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.