to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
way of asking; way of listening; listener
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to have a smattering knowledge of
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to learn something through hearing
to read aloud; to read to someone
to listen to in an ecstasy
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to listen again; to ask again
being a good listener; good listener
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to ask for directions; to ask the way
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
to be widely known; to be famous
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to hear (something) as; to think that (something) sounds like
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
asking would be rude; tasteless question
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
flippant; saucy; know-all
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
to listen in; to eavesdrop
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
to make inquiries; to refer to
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
to fail to catch; to ignore
to overlook; to ignore; to pass over
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
hear something for the last time
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
something worth hearing; something worth listening to; feature (program); highlight
see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
to see and hear; to experience; to witness
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
good talkers make good listeners
not doing as one is told (esp. of a child); being disobedient; being unruly
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
hear-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
being a good listener; good listener
to be curious; to be inquisitive; to want to hear
(arch.) to mishear; to stop listening halfway through
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
monk character in kabuki who explains the story of the play
unable to speak; inarticulate
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
sake tasting; wine tasting
to be heard; to be audible; to say; to do
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
naughty child; unruly child
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
most moving part; compelling part (of story); climax
don't believe everything you hear; (lit.) what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
mishearing; failing to catch (something said)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
Ksitigarbha (Jizō) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Nagoya Keihō Temple)