めざとい

Also written 目ざとい, 目敏い, 目聡い

Meanings

1. い-adjective sharp-eyed; keen-eyed
2. easily awakened

Example sentences

• ブースカ大好きの水田さんは、偶然入った店でめざとくブースカグッズを見つけて早速買うことにした。
  Ms. Mizuta likes that "Buska" character so much that last time she happened by a store that had Buska goods, she homed in on them and bought one on the spot.
• 彼は金もうけのあらゆる機会に目ざとい。
  He is alert to every chance of making money.
• 年を取ると目ざとくなる。
  As one grows old, one becomes a light sleeper.
• 私、そういうところ目ざといのよ。
  I have a keen eye on things like that.

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