YOU SAID:
He bowed his ear to my complaint,
INTO JAPANESE
彼は私の不満に耳を傾けた、
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He listened to my complaints,
INTO JAPANESE
彼は私の不満を聞いた、
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He heard my complaint,
INTO JAPANESE
彼は私の不満を聞いた、
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He heard my complaint,
That didn't even make that much sense in English.