In the Edo period, criminals were sometimes subjected to the punishment of ear cutting.

I lent an ear to him to solve his problem.

Please listen carefully to his story.

I doubted what I heard when he spoke.

The police arrested the unauthorized entrant.

His room was like a chaos.

Aisen is my best friend.

His cooking skills are among the top five.

After he solved the problem, he said, 'It's like seeing the true form of a ghost or a withered silver grass,' meaning things are not as scary as they seem.

On cold days, cold water is especially delicious.