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| 1. |
[n,exp]
▶ being readily aware of rumors and gossip ▶ being quick to learn secrets ▶ having sharp ears |
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| 2. |
[n,exp]
▶ ability to remember everything one hears |
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| 4. | A 2023-05-27 07:18:20 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5: 〔すばやく聞きつけること〕 《have》 big [sharp] ears; (人) a person who is quick to learn secrets [⇒はやみみ]; 〔一度聞いたことを忘れないこと〕 《have》 a fabulous memory; (人) a person who never forgets what he has heard. 中辞典: 《have》 a sharp ear; 《have》 long ears Daijirin: 人の秘密などをすばやく聞きつけること。 |
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| Comments: | I don't think the meanings for sense 1 were missing - they were described in an abbreviated way as in the 中辞典. |
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| Diff: | @@ -13 +13,3 @@ -<gloss>to be readily aware of rumors and gossip</gloss> +<gloss>being readily aware of rumors and gossip</gloss> +<gloss>being quick to learn secrets</gloss> +<gloss>having sharp ears</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2023-05-27 06:54:00 Darren McLeod <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | koj daij |
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| Comments: | The meaning that I'm most familiar with and that I found listed first in most dictionaries that I checked ([1]) was absent. Additionally, I was unable to find any J-J sources for the definition of 'sharp ear; long ears' or any examples of that usage. |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,2 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>sharp ear</gloss> -<gloss>long ears</gloss> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<gloss>to be readily aware of rumors and gossip</gloss> @@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> |
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| 2. | A 2018-01-23 00:59:58 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2018-01-23 00:08:37 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daij |
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| Comments: | Splitting. |
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| Diff: | @@ -13,0 +14,3 @@ +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> |
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