LingakuFrequency rank: 10,468. – 10,489.
- land mine
- topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; triggercolloquialism
- something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfallcolloquialism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- land mine
- topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger
- something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall
This usage refers to the literal explosive device that is buried underground and can be triggered by pressure or proximity, representing a hidden danger.
You should avoid approaching areas where land mines are buried.
This meaning refers to subjects that can provoke strong emotional reactions, often because they are personal or controversial.
Bringing up that topic in front of her is like stepping on a land mine.
This interpretation implies that something appears to be safe or acceptable but can have serious hidden dangers or consequences.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じらいをふむ地雷を踏むto step on a land mineじらい地雷にふれる触れるto touch a sensitive topicじらい地雷がうまっている埋まっているthere is a hidden trap (figuratively)じらい地雷をさける避けるto avoid a land mine (figuratively)じらい地雷があるthere is a booby trap (figuratively)じらい地雷はつげん発言triggering remarksせいじてき政治的じらい地雷political land minesじらい地雷をかかえる抱えるto carry a sensitive issue (figuratively)じらい地雷をしかける仕掛けるto set a trap (figuratively)じらい地雷のようなはなし話a conversation that is fraught with pitfalls
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He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.
The objective of Minesweeper is to clear the minefield without detonating the mines.
By no means would anyone typically think that such a thing would be a sensitive topic.
5. きごう「みてください見てくださいよ、まど窓。ぶちょう部長またまいんすいいぱマインスイーパやってますよ。やることないんならかえれば帰ればいいとおもいません思いませんきごう？きごう」きごう「ぶちょう部長もとらぶるたいおうトラブル対応してるぶか部下のこして残してかえれない帰れないんだよ。ぶちょう部長はぶちょう部長なりにきをつかってる気を使ってるのさきごう」きごう「じらい地雷ふみました踏みましたよきごう」
"Look over at the window! The division head's playing minesweeper again. Can't they go home if they have nothing left to do?" "The head can't just leave while there are still subordinates dealing with problems. They're being mindful in their own way." "They just hit a mine!"