JMdict: 1317190

耳を澄ます 【みみをすます】

  1. [exp,v5s] to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
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耳 Ear ジ みみ
澄 Lucidity, Be Clear, Clear, Clarify, Settle, Strain, Look Grave チョウ す.む, す.ます, -す.ます