Translation guide
Describes arguments or conflicts about trivial or meaningless matters. Japanese often uses set phrases or verbs that emphasize the pettiness of the dispute.
To express that people are quarreling over something unimportant or meaningless.
A straightforward way to say 'fighting over nothing'. つまらない means 'trivial' or 'silly', and 喧嘩する means 'to quarrel/fight'.
To describe someone blowing a minor issue out of proportion or creating conflict where none exists.
Directly translating 'fighting over nothing' as 「無を巡って戦う」 or similar would sound unnatural. Use the set phrases provided.
They are always fighting over nothing.
どうでもいい means 'it doesn't matter' or 'trivial', and 言い争う means 'to argue verbally'. Emphasizes the pointlessness of the argument.
Let's stop arguing over such a trivial thing.
些細 means 'trivial/minor', and 揉める means 'to have a dispute' or 'to get into a tangle'. Slightly more formal or written.
We wasted time in the meeting arguing over trivial matters.
Literally 'water-splashing argument', meaning an endless, pointless dispute where neither side yields. Often used for futile debates.
The discussion ended up being a pointless argument.
He always exaggerates, so you should take what he says with a grain of salt.
大げさ means 'exaggerated', and 騒ぐ means 'to make a fuss'. Describes overreacting to something minor.
Don't make a big fuss over a small mistake.
Literally 'making a big commotion over nothing'. Very natural for casual speech.
She has a habit of making a big deal out of nothing.