<entry id="2325125" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1774910</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>上目遣い</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>上目使い</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>上目づかい</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>うわめづかい</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>looking at someone (with upturned eyes)</gloss>
<gloss>glancing upwards (at someone)</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2024-10-31 17:57:47" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Not sure what an ideal gloss would be, but "upturned eyes" in English seems to refer predominantly to an "eye shape", and not a "way of looking at someone"

Could even include in the gloss:
(e.g. to look to look cute, timid, submissive, etc.)

Encountered this term in a scene where a male protagonist suggests he'd be more motivated if his female companion/interest addressed him: "上目遣いで「私のために頑張ってね」".  Google image search is *mostly* female faces.

If you google "she looked at him with upturned eyes", all you get is a handful of stories with Japanese protagonists.  Doesn't appear to be very natural in English.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>上目遣い	92321	  
上目遣いで	31906	  
上目遣いに	19883	  
上目遣いの	9145

"upturned eyes" with this English sense seems to show up predominantly in Japanese resources... 
https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/upturned_eyes
upturned eyes
When a character's eyes are pointed upwards relative to their face. This is often done to look cute, coy, childish, timid, submissive, or pleading.

https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E4%B8%8A%E7%9B%AE%E9%81%A3%E3%81%84%E3%81%8C%E5%8F%AF%E6%84%9B%E3%81%84
上目遣いが可愛い
You are cute when you glance up at me

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%82%8F%E3%82%81%E3%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84
looking upward at someone with the eyes, while the face is pointing downwards

https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E4%B8%8A%E7%9B%AE%E9%81%A3%E3%81%84
上目遣いで～を見る
glance up [upward] at
watch someone from beneath lowered brows
peep at someone from beneath one's lashes</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -18 +18,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;upturned eyes&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;looking up at someone (with one's eyes only)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;glancing upward (at someone)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-12-02 23:57:15" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>A bit har to look at someone without using one's eyes.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5, etc.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -18,2 +18,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;looking up at someone (with one's eyes only)&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;glancing upward (at someone)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;looking at someone (with upturned eyes)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;glancing upwards (at someone)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>