岡目おかめはちもく
okamehachimoku

Noun

1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation

Yojijukugo
彼女かのじょかれれてるのは岡目おかめ八目やつめうたがいのないところだよ。
kanojoga kareni horeteru nowa okamehachimokūtagaino nai tokoroda. yo
As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
Noun

2. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead — literal

Yojijukugo
傍目はため八目やつめという言葉ことばがあるようにいち協会きょうかいからはなれて、日本にっぽんサッカーをみていただきたい。
hatame hachimokuto iu kotobaga aru yōni ichido kyōkaikara hanare tenipponsakkāo mite itadakita. i
Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.
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