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trouble translating this phrase - 06-09-2015, 02:42 PM

So I have been confused about the phrase "pain is an illusion" for a while now. At first I thought it was "itami wa sakkakudesu" (痛みは錯覚です)...but now I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Can someone help me with this?
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06-10-2015, 03:02 PM

It depends on the situation. Is the talker of "pain is an illusion" the same person who is feeling the pain?


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06-10-2015, 05:31 PM

A probably all-too-literal translation from the English "Pain is an illusion" could be "痛みが幻です" itami ga maboroshi desu.
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06-15-2015, 02:58 PM

I mean all pain, everyone's pain. Not just the talker.
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06-16-2015, 12:28 PM

How about this ?

「痛みなんて気のせいだ!」


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