I'm not sure about Hawaii, where there are also many Japanese, but I do find that having at least some Japanese around can be reassuring. That's how I feel.
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Reassuring
Synonyms for "reassuring" (66 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
comfortcomfortablecomfortingcomforting gesturecomforting presenceconfidence boostingconfirmconsolingencourageencouraging
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exhilaratingfavorablefull of promisehearteninghelpfulhopefulhospitableinspiringinspiritinglooking upof good comfortof promisepositivepregnant of goodpromisingpropitiousrelievingsupportivesympathetic
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14 total sentences available.
For my part, having you lot with me is more reassuring than the police or anything!
Source: tatoeba (329246)
Having all of you here is more reassuring than having the police or anybody else.
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That's not very reassuring.
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