手が利く

てがきく

to be able, to be competent

目が利く

めがきく

to have an eye for

気が利く

きがきく

to be sensible, to be smart, to be tasteful

顔が利く

かおがきく

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

鼻が利く

to have an acute sense of smell

幅が利く

はばがきく

to have great influence over

耳がダンボ

みみがダンボ

pricking up one's ears and listening, listening attentively

耳くそ

みみくそ

earwax, cerumen

聞く耳

きくみみ

acute ear, good ear

無理が利く

むりがきく

to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

遠目が利く

とおめがきく

to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

睨みが利く

にらみがきく

to have authority (over)

目端が利く

めはしがきく

to be quick-witted, to be tactful, to be sensible

機転が利く

きてんがきく

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

夜目が利く

よめがきく

to see well in the dark, to have good night vision

目先が利く

めさきがきく

to have foresight, to be farsighted, to be nimble-witted

自由が利く

じゆうがきく

to be flexible; to be accommodating; to have freedom from restrictions

耳が早い

みみがはやい

being quick-eared, having sharp ears, being first to know about something

耳が遠い

みみがとおい

poor hearing