She was wearing new earrings.

He learned English by rote.

My ear hurts because it's clogged with earwax.

I use an earpick to clean my ears every day.

He misrecognized her and spoke to her thinking she was someone else.

Mr. Atsumi is my best friend.

Since this is the first violation, please let it pass.

When I saw his performance for the first time, I was moved by his talent.

He looked up at the sky and counted the stars.

Laymen's opinions on that issue often greatly differ from the experts' opinions.