深追い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 深追い, read ふかおい, means pursuing, probing, or pressing a matter beyond what is appropriate.
• Basic usage: It often appears negatively when someone chooses not to press private circumstances or a minor verbal slip any further.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Pursuing a matter too far
  • It describes pressing further into circumstances someone will not discuss or pursuing a minor slip too aggressively. Both examples warn against excess that may damage a relationship.