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慎む つつしむ N1

  1. to be careful; to be discreet
  2. to abstain; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing)
  3. to be reverent
  4. to be chaste; to be purified

口を慎む くちをつつしむ

  1. to be careful in speech

言葉を慎む ことばをつつしむ

  1. to mind one's language; to watch what one says

身を慎む みをつつしむ

  1. to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.); to be prudent; to behave oneself; to exercise self-restraint
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