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gerontology

geriatrics

mistaken idea

young and old

fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine)

problems caused by old people

old age

infirmities of old age

flush toilet

welcome (news)

all at once (usu. of payment)

ear piercing

being painfully true (e.g. reprimand)

close to the ear

pricking up one's ears and listening

to catch one's attention

otology

sharp-eared

deafness

to become familiar (to one's ears)

familiar

to forget to ask

to make inquiries

listening comprehension

mishearing

to mishear

highest-ranking priestess (in Ryukyuan religion)

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

to get information

writing down what one hears