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Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
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Vocabulary list

kitanai
i adjective
  1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
  2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
  3. indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
  4. dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
  5. stingy; greedy
shitagi
noun
  1. underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hitomaede
expression
  1. in public; in company
hitomae
noun
  1. presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
arau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
  2. to inquire into; to investigate
  3. to purify (one's heart)
  4. to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)

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