reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
happy tears; tears of joy
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
without; but if; otherwise; or else
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless