“Looking the other way” in Japanese
Short answer
スルー
suruu
Looking the other way in Japanese is “スルー” (suruu). Full meaning: ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy.
Other ways to say “Looking the other way” in Japanese
臭い物に蓋
kusaimononifuta looking the other way, hushing up a problem
するーっ
suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy
スルーっ
suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy
スルーッ
suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy
空目
sorame thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there, hallucination; pretending not to see, looking the other way, turning a blind eye; looking upwards, upward glance
見て見ぬふり
miteminufuri pretending not to see (something), turning a blind eye (to), closing one's eyes (to), looking the other way
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