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耳が痛い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 耳が痛い.
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1
Idiomatic expression
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
2
having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
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