日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N2
Compounds
reserve, spare, backup, note
to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back
moderate, reserved, modest, temperate
subtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)
appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
to be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of, to refrain (from doing)
Example sentences
If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.
The defendant appealed against the sentence without hesitation.
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.
She was nervous before the entrance exam.
After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
The political situation was, to say the least, extremely unstable during the next ten years of his reign.
My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being.