the practice of cutting off an ear as punishment

an auditory ossicle

(idiomatic) to listen to

(idiomatic) to listen carefully

(idiomatic) to doubt what one just heard; hearing something surprising

be blocked, be clogged / be packed, completely filled / shorten, become shorter / be unable to do (something) well, be stuck / arrive at one’s destination, be at the end

boring / trivial, insignificant,useless / absurd, foolish, silly

pain

Obsolete spelling of トルコ (“Turkey”)

Alternative spelling of 木菟 (“eagle owl”)