to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
moron; idiot; stupid person
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
tomfoolery; monkey business
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
horseplay; fooling around
over-fond parent; doting parent
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
stupid girl; stupid woman
stupid girl; stupid woman
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
one who knows little often repeats it
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
stupid idiot; total moron
person who is ignorant outside his field
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
a foolish child is more precious
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
stupid idiot; total moron
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
easy; simple; (lit.) even if you're an idiot or a simpleton
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
stupidity barrier; stupidity as an obstacle to coming to a mutual understanding
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
even a fool has one talent
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer
honest and straightforward to a fault
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness
foolproof; idiot-proof; point-and-shoot (camera)
Tricholoma bakamatsutake (mushroom); false matsutake