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Let sleeping dogs lie.
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sawaranukaminitatarinashi
expression
  1. let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
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sawaru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

sawaranu
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to touch; to feel
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get involved (with); to approach
  2. to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
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kami
noun
  1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, used as a prefix, na adjective
  1. incredible; fantastic; amazing
noun
  1. Emperor (of Japan)
  2. thunder
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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tataru

masu stem

tatari
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment
  2. to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
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nashi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. without
noun
  1. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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