proverb / slang

a proverb (phrase expressing a basic truth)

wise saying; proverb; maxim; adage

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

to know, be aware of / to learn, acquire, / to be acquainted with, to know (someone) / (colloquial, in the negative) to care in the least about, to be concerned with,

stem or continuative form of 知る (shiru) [godan]

Alternative spelling of 物知り: a person with broad knowledge, a knowledgeable person

(historical) Japanese-language annotation of Chinese-language works / (historical) Korean-language annotation of Chinese-language works

ignorance is bliss

complete denial of knowing (an incident in question)