耳に入る

みみにはいる

to hear of

耳に残る

みみにのこる

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

耳をダンボにする

みみをダンボにする

to prick up one's ears and listen, to listen attentively

耳目に触れる

じもくにふれる

to come to one's notice

寝耳に水

ねみみにみず

bolt from the blue, great surprise

耳に挟む

みみにはさむ

to happen to hear; to overhear

耳に付く

みみにつく

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

ざる耳

ざるみみ

memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

牛耳る

ぎゅうじる

to control, to take the lead in, to have under one's thumb

耳かす

みみかす

earwax, cerumen

耳にタコができる

みみにタコができる みみにたこができる

to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

にする

to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B

耳

みみ

ear

馬の耳に風

うまのみみにかぜ

preaching to the deaf; wind (blowing) into a horse's ear

壁に耳あり

かべにみみあり

walls have ears

小耳に挟む

こみみにはさむ

to happen to hear, to overhear

耳慣れる

みみなれる

to be something familiar

耳を貸す

みみをかす

to lend an ear to, to listen to

耳こすり

みみこすり

whispering into someone's ear