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デリカシー
ひと
ひと
じらい
地雷
みやすい

Tactless people are likely to step on other people's land mines.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
2
noun
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness  (see also: 思い遣り)
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1
Most common form: ない
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1
noun
1. land mine; booby trap
2. topic that sets one off (esp. based on previous experience); sensitive topic; taboo topic  (colloquialism)
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0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to step on; to tread on
2. to experience; to undergo
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Kanji
ム   ブ   な not   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
チ   ジ    ground   
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ヤ   to be
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ライ   かみなり thunder   
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フ   あめ rain   
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デン   た rice field   
トウ   ふ step on   ふまえる to be based on   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
くつ shoes   
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スイ   みず water   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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