身
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- one's body, one's person
- oneself, one's appearance
- one's place (in society, etc.), one's position
- main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
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Please confirm your personal safety before taking action.
She hid herself and ran away.
Please carefully flake the flesh of the fish.
It takes time to establish one's position in society.
Through years of effort, he was finally able to establish himself in society.
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