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I have seen だいじょうぶ mean "I'm alright" or "I'm okay". だいじょうぶですか？ だいじょうぶです。 Are you alright? Yes I'm okay. I see this in anime with action in it.

Useful exclamation

気(き)をつけて be careful あぶない dangerous

Dismantle-san and Griffith-san, Interesting! Dismantle-san is right. We use だいじょうぶです to say "No thank you" in a soft way. It could be too vague, so you may want to add いいえ before だいじょうぶです．

So are you referencing that Daijoubu is a way to say no thanks or okay please?

I used だいじょうぶ a lot in Japan when the guy at 711 asked me if I wanted my chicken skin microwaved or if a server tried to show me a menu on the street in Sakae. I learned it from native Japanese people using it in those instances.

Another good opportunity for Kanji! "あぶない" is written "危ない," with "危" being close to "厄" ("やく; Misfortune.") [Good way to remember how to write it.] "痛い" (いたい) is commonly seen in the phrase which disdains Otaku-fied vehicles, 痛車 ("いたしゃ; Painful Car.")... 大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ) is a good set of a characters is get acquainted with, because this is how you'll see it written, mostly.