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[–] loppy@fedia.io 5 points 7 hours ago

知らない (shiranai) can be a pretty biting way to say you don't care about something/someone's situation, but it's not vulgar. しらねぇ (shiranee) would be a more vulgar way to say the same thing, that's probably closer. I don't know if there's a metaphorical idiomatic phrase like the other languages in the OP.

For vulgarity in Japanese in general, you should watch this: https://youtu.be/GcjbwkBQeO8