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控え ひかえ

  1. backup; reserve; spare
  2. memorandum; note
  3. copy; duplicate; receipt; stub (of a ticket, etc.)
  4. waiting one's turn

控える ひかえる N1

  1. to abstain; to be temperate in; to hold back; to refrain; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
  2. to jot down (e.g. phone number); to make notes
  3. to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
  4. to be in the offing; to be soon
  5. to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

控え室 ひかえしつ N1

  1. antechamber; anteroom; green room; waiting room

控えめ ひかえめ

  1. conservative (estimate); low-key; moderate; modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing; temperate; unassuming

控えの力士 ひかえのりきし

  1. wrestler waiting at the ringside

控えの間 ひかえのま

  1. antechamber; anteroom

控えめに言う ひかえめにいう

  1. to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least; to speak with restraint; to understate

控えを取る ひかえをとる

  1. to take a copy of

控え力士 ひかえりきし

  1. wrestler waiting his turn by the ring

控え壁 ひかえかべ

  1. buttress
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