Results, to refrain

JLPTN1

控える^★【ひかえるhikaeru】扣える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be soon; to be in the offing

ichidan verb / transitive:

to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

あなたanata はha 喫煙kitsuen をwoひかえるhikaeruべきbeki ですdesu。 You should refrain from smoking.

僕boku はha ジムJIMU にni 飲みnomi すぎsugi はha控えるhikaeruようyou にni 言っi たta。 I told Jim to restrain himself from drinking too much.

折れ返る【おれかえるorekaeru】折返る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to tell again and again; to repeat; to refrain; to turn up; to turn down

手控える^☆【てびかえるtebikaeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on
to jot down a note

JLPTN1

慎む^☆【つつしむtsutsushimu】謹む^☆・虔む Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to be careful; to be discreet - usu. 慎む
to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain - usu. 慎む
to be reverent ［謹む］
to be purified; to be chaste

相乗りainori しているshiteiru 人hito はha 他のtano 乗客joukyaku とto のno 会話kaiwa をwo慎むtsutsushimuべきbeki だda。 People sharing a ride should refrain from conversation with other passengers.

軽挙妄動keikyomoudou をwo慎むtsutsushimuべきbeki だda。 You should behave carefully.

差し控える^☆【さしひかえるsashihikaeru】差控える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of
to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to be beside; to be close by

過度kado なna 飲酒inshu はha差し控えるsashihikaeruようyou にni しshi てte くださいkudasai。 Please refrain from excessive drinking.

JLPTN4

やめるyameru^☆《止める・已める・廃める》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit ［止める・已める］
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

キャッシーKYASSHIIはha 花hana をwo つむtsumu のno をwoやめたyameta。 Cathy stopped picking flowers.

忌む【いむimu】斎む・諱む Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
to detest ［忌む・諱む］

窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず【きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさずkyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorewokorosazu】

expression:

even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず【きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさずkyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu】

expression:

even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

Kanji

ジンJIN・ニンNIN・ひとhito・~り ri・~と to

person

ジュウJUU・ジッJI・ジュッJU・とおtoo・とto

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