mesen o awasu
めせんを あわす
to make eye contact
Example
かんじゃさんと おなじ たかさに めせんを あわせて はなしましょう。
Please make sure your eyes are at the same level as the patient's when you talk to him/her.
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Why do Filipinos talk with eye contact
Filipinos always look a person in the eye when speaking because to avoid eye contact is to be tagged a liar or somebody who is up to no good.