Each Japanese idiom below comes with what its words literally say, what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for other people.
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To annoy or irritate someone.
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To have someone so charmed or devoted that they'll do whatever you want.
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- EN Wrap someone around your little finger
- FR Mener quelqu’un par le bout du nez
- DE Jemanden um den Finger wickeln
- ES Tener a alguien comiendo de la mano
- IT Avere qualcuno in pugno
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This isn't my problem, so I'm not getting involved.
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To not care about something at all.
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jūbako no sumi o yōji de hojikuru
lit. ‘pick at the corners of the lunch box with a toothpick’
To argue about tiny details that don't matter.
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To look or be almost exactly alike.
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Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest are waiting for their own page and a check by a native speaker.