“Pretending not to see” in Japanese
Short answer
Pretending not to see in Japanese is “見ぬふり” (minufuri). Full meaning: pretending not to see (something), turning a blind eye (to), closing one's eyes (to).
Other ways to say “Pretending not to see” in Japanese
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
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
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