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to be careful
  1. 1 to be careful, to be discreet — usu. 慎む
  2. 2 to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain — usu. 慎む
  3. 3 to be reverent
  4. 4 to be purified, to be chaste
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· examples

  • Please behave prudently.

    sense 1 · to be careful

  • You'd better hold your tongue.

    sense 2 · to do in moderation

  • She abstains from drinking.

    sense 2 · to do in moderation

  • He said he would keep from chatting.

    sense 2 · to do in moderation

  • Please refrain from pushing forward.

    sense 2 · to do in moderation

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