Another tendency of many Japanese speakers that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
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Bothers
Synonyms for "bothers" (543 found)
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Closest matches (109)
annoyannoyancefusstroublegnawabashabradeabuse a privilegeaddleaddle the witsadoafflictaggravateaggravationagitateagitationailanxietyawkwardnessbad news
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Noun(17 words)
Verb(30 words)
Intj(2 words)
Strong matches (163)
cloudclumsinesscommotioncomplicate mattersconcernconfoundmentconfuseconfusioncornercrashing borecrucifydazedazzledemanddevildevilmentdifficultydilemmadisaccommodatedisadvantage
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discombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscomfortdiscommodediscommoditydiscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdiscouragedismaydisobligedisorderdisorganizationdisorganizedisorientdisorientationdisquietdistemperdistractdistressdisturbdisturbanceditherdogdoggingdonnybrookdonnybrook fairdownerdragdrive up the walldustupeateffortembarrassembarrassmentembroilmentencroachencroach uponenigmaentangleevilexactionexasperateexasperationexercisefashfatiguefazefeery-faryfermentfidgetinessfitfixflapflummoxflurryflusterflusterationflustrationflutterflutterinessfogfoofarawfracasfrazzlefree-for-allfreightingfrenzyfretfuddlefuddlementfuss atfussinessgallgetgive concern
Verb(48 words)
concern oneselfdiscommodediscomposedisconcertdisgruntledisobligedisturbeatenturbulateexasperateflurryfreakfrustrategetget atget on someone's nervesget on someone's titsget on someone's wickget someone's back upget someone's dander up
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get someone's goatget someone's irish upget someone's nannyget someone's nanny-goatget toget under one's goatget under someone's goatget under someone's skinget upgive a damngive a darngive a figgive a flying fuckgive a fuckgive a hanggive a hootgive a lightgive a monkey'sgive a rat's arsegive a shitgive a tinker's cussgive a tinker's damngive a tossgive someone griefgive someone the shitsgive two hootsgive two shitsgo to the trouble
Intj(4 words)
Related words (271)
Verb(50 words)
grategravelgrind one's gearsgrotchhack offharsh one's mellowhassleheedhumpidioms:incommodeinconvenience oneselfirkjazzmindmolestmommickmortifynervepee off
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peevepersecuteperturbpiquepiss offprovokeput someone's back upragraise someone's hacklesranklereckrile uproilrub someone the wrong wayrub up the wrong wayruffleruffle someone's feathersstingstormtake the troubletee offtest someone's patiencethrow off balancetick offtorque offtry one's patienceunsettleupsetwind upworry
great adogripehandfulharassharassmentharmharryharryinghasslehazeheadachehecklehectorhelter skelterhelter-skelterhoundhoundinghubbubhullabalooimpose on
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impose uponimposing an onusimpositionincommodeincommodityinconsideratenessinconvenienceinconveniencyinconvenientnessinflictioninfuriateintrudeirkirritantirritateirritationjamjumblelatherlaying onload with careloadingloading downmaelstrommake free withmattermazemeleemessmiffmistmix upmoidermolestmolestationmuddlemuddlementmysterynagneedlenettlenonplusnudgenudzhnuisanceobtrude uponobtrusivenessoversteppainpeck of troublespeevepell mellpell-mellperplexperplexitypersecutepersecutionperturbperturbationpestpesterpetpickpick onpicklepiqueplacidplagueplightpluck the beardpotherpredicamentpresume onpresume uponpresumptuousnessproblemprovokepuckerput output to inconvenienceput to itput to troublepuzzlepuzzlementquandaryracketraise hellrampagerattlerestlessnessriddleriderileriotroilrough-and-tumbleroughhouserowrubruckusructionrufflerumpusscramblescrapesea of troublesshakeshindyshufflesongspasmspurtstewstirsweatswirlswivettake a libertytake libertiestasktaskingtaxingteasethornthrow into confusiontiretizzyto doto-dotormenttrialtrouble oneselftroublesomenesstrytry the patiencetumultturmoiltweak the nosetwittertwitterationunassurednessuncertaintyunhandinessunhingeunquietunsettleunsettlementunwarranted demandunwieldinessuproarupsetvexvexationvexatiousnessvisitvortexweightingwhirlworrimentworry
Noun(40 words)
Intj(1 words)
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Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Recently he bothers me.
Source: tatoeba (243751)
The noise bothers me.
Source: tatoeba (274322)
Including responses up to 'It bothers me a bit', over 70% of respondents said that they were concerned about their pores and skin texture.
Source: tatoeba (327706)
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