Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
bother
Are you still letting last night's fight bother you? That's so naive.
[きになる, kininaru] (exp,vi,v5r) to be on one's mind; to worry one; to care about; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be anxious; to feel inclined [Add to Longdo]
[かかずらう, kakazurau] (v5u,vi) (1) (uk) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (2) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (3) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone) [Add to Longdo]
[かかずりあう, kakazuriau] (v5u,vi) (1) (uk) (col) (See 係う・かかずらう・1) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (2) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (3) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone) [Add to Longdo]
[こうじる, koujiru] (v1,vi) (1) (See 困ずる・こうずる・1) to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (2) (arch) (See 困ずる・こうずる・2) to become exhausted [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bother \Both"er\, v. i.
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be
troublesome.
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Without bothering about it. --H. James.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bother \Both"er\, n.
One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or
annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble;
as, to be in a bother.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bother \Both"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bothered} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bothering}.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I
vex.]
To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See {Pother}.
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Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation
mildly imprecatory.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bother
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss";
"they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss},
{trouble}, {bother}, {hassle}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration},
{pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble},
{bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
{irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
{chafe}, {devil}]
3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience},
{disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while
she is grading term papers"
5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered
him and made his heart beat faster"
6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
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