From the Progressive Japanese-English dictionary:
彼を操縦するなどわけはない
I can easily twist [wind] him around [((英)) round] my little finger.
Can you please tell me what わけはない means in this sentence? Thank you
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I believe that clause is 訳が無い. 「訳」means reason. I feel like "there is no need to.." or "there is no reason to..." is a better translation.– Jeff BCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 23:30
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It uses the second definition at jisho.org:
- easy; simple
It is also the second definition at dictonary.goo.ne.jp/jn:
２ 簡単である。手数がかからない。
In the sentence you provided, the particle が is changed to は.
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I was worried by my answer. How can we know that the sentence isn't using defintion 1. in your link? Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 23:05
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2I think the difference is that する isn't directly attached to わけ. If was 彼を操縦するわけはない then it would definitely sound like "There is no way that I could manipulate him."– DarcinonCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 23:14
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I'm more convinced by your answer but I'm interested to know if mine is valid, so I think I'll leave it there until the down votes roll in. Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 23:25
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This should be another way to phrase the original sentence and preserve the "easy, simple" meaning: 彼を操縦するなどはわけがない。– DarcinonCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 23:32