| 右から左へ | [みぎからひだりへ, migikarahidarihe] (exp) (1) from right to left; in one ear and out the other; (2) nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado [Add to Longdo] |
| 右の耳から左の耳 | [みぎのみみからひだりのみみ, miginomimikarahidarinomimi] (exp) in one ear and out the other [Add to Longdo] |
| 心ここにあらず;心焉に在らず | [こころここにあらず, kokorokokoniarazu] (exp) there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other [Add to Longdo] |
| 馬の耳に念仏 | [うまのみみにねんぶつ, umanomimininenbutsu] (exp) not heeding what others say; in one ear and out the other; (lit [Add to Longdo] |