慎む
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Meanings
- to be careful, to be discreet
- to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain
- to be reverent
- to be purified, to be chaste
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Example sentences
You should refrain from drinking alcohol for your health.
One must be discreet in one's words and actions in public.
I am refraining from staying up late before exams.
She stood before the shrine and offered her prayers reverently.
Those in positions of social standing are expected to conduct themselves with discretion even in their private lives.
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