手が利く

てがきく

to be able, to be competent

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)

幅が利く

はばがきく

to have great influence over

目が利く

めがきく

to have an eye for

鼻が利く

to have an acute sense of smell

気が利く

きがきく

to be sensible, to be smart, to be tasteful

耳がダンボ

みみがダンボ

pricking up one's ears and listening, listening attentively

聞く耳

きくみみ

acute ear, good ear

耳くそ

みみくそ

earwax, cerumen

夜目が利く

よめがきく

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

機転が利く

きてんがきく

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

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

目先が利く

めさきがきく

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

目端が利く

めはしがきく

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

無理が利く

むりがきく

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

自由が利く

じゆうがきく

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

睨みが利く

にらみがきく

to have authority (over)

耳が遠い

みみがとおい

poor hearing

耳が痛い

みみがいたい

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand), making one's ears burn, striking home (e.g. remark)