absence;  being away from home;  house-sitting;  house-sitter;  being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.);  neglecting
 to stop;  to turn off;  to park;  to prevent;  to suppress (a cough);  to stop (someone from doing something);  to dissuade
 to stop (moving);  to come to a stop;  to stop (doing, working, being supplied);  to come to a halt;  to alight;  to perch on
 to remain;  to abide;  to stay (in the one place);  to be limited to;  to be confined to;  to only account for
 care-taking;  house-sitting;  house-watching;  caretaker;  house-sitter
 to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.);  to kill;  to shoot dead;  to shoot down
 to detain;  to check;  to restrain
 studying abroad;  studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
 reservation;  putting on hold;  deferment
 to (keep in) mind;  to give heed to;  to pay attention to
 overseas student;  exchange student
 to hold a person back;  to restrain;  to catch in one's arms
 staying behind;  remaining;  residual
 repeating a year (at school);  staying in the same class for another year
 barrette;  hair clip;  hair slide;  hair band
 to stop;  to stay (e.g. the night);  to contain;  to keep (in position, in place);  to record (e.g. a fact);  to retain
 to take notice (of);  to pay attention (to)
 to write down;  to make a note of;  to put on record;  to chronicle
 answering machine;  answerphone
 stationing (e.g. of troops);  garrison
 to check;  to stop;  to keep back
 stop (bus, tram, etc.);  station;  stopping place
 to pay no heed to;  to not care about;  to take no notice of
 answering machine;  answer phone
 heeding;  paying attention;  bearing in mind
 to bear in mind;  to keep remembering;  to note
 paying no heed to;  not caring about;  taking no notice of
 clasp;  latch;  catch;  fastener
 distilled liquor;  spirits
 to escape death;  to be saved from death
 latch;  clasp;  catch;  check;  fastener
 police cell;  place of detention;  jail
 to detain;  to keep;  to lock up;  to retain;  to leave (letter) till called for
 custody;  detention;  confinement
 stagnation;  standstill;  accumulation;  stay;  sojourn
 house-sitting;  house-sitter;  caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
 to narrowly escape (e.g. death);  to hang onto (life); (arch.)  to ascertain; (arch.)  to make definite
 to have one's eye caught on something;  to have one's attention drawn to something
 to take notice (of);  to pay attention (to)
 police cell;  place of detention;  jail
 (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke);  remaining (e.g. poste-restante);  forty-five degree angle
 detention pending trial;  confinement;  custody
 to stay on;  to remain;  to hold out;  to stop (doing);  to give up
 detention (usu. during investigation);  imprisonment;  poundage;  custody
 foreign settlement;  concession;  reservation (e.g. American Indian)
 incoherent;  wandering;  vague;  rambling;  whimsical
 to remember;  to keep in mind
 coherence;  order;  focus;  point
 to take charge during someone's absence
 studying abroad;  studying overseas
 to fail to be attentive to
 to stop (moving);  to come to a stop;  to stop (doing, working, being supplied);  to come to a halt;  to alight;  to perch on
 house where the family is out
 to escape death;  to be saved from death
 stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
 registered mail;  registered post;  registration (of mail);  (putting on) record;  writing down;  noting down
 residing (esp. abroad);  staying;  living
 knowing no bounds;  showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
 internment;  detainment;  detention
 dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.);  persuading (to stay)
 to tie;  to fasten;  to hitch;  to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.);  to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.);  to save (someone's life)
 preventing (someone) from leaving;  confinement;  being stranded;  grounding;  level dyeing
 to (call and) stop;  to call (someone) to stop;  to hail (e.g. a taxi)
 unattended (video, audio) recording
 remaining in office;  staying in office;  remaining at one's post
 (student) exchange;  study abroad
 to tie;  to fasten;  to hitch;  to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.);  to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.);  to save (someone's life)
 to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause);  to pin down;  to ascertain; (arch.)  to stab to death
 to stop (in one's tracks);  to come to a stop;  to halt;  to pause;  to stand still
 karuta;  traditional Japanese playing cards
 clasp;  latch;  catch;  fastener
 releasing without indictment
 sash clip (fastener);  ornament worn over an obi
 to be recognized (by someone of higher status);  to be noticed;  to get attention
 to assume an air of importance;  to be self-important;  to put on airs
 to take charge during someone's absence
 temporary residence;  sojourn
 to satisfy oneself (by doing);  to find relief (in doing)
 sash clip (fastener);  ornament worn over an obi
 status of residence;  visa status;  immigration status
 foreign (exchange) student;  international student
 Japanese residents in another country;  Japanese expatriates
 accumulation;  retention;  collection;  sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration);  storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)
 acid reflux;  bile reflux;  pyrosis;  gloating;  gratification;  satisfaction
 registered mail for the purpose of sending money
 points to remember;  things to keep in mind;  notes
 hold music;  music on hold;  hold tone
 (of a company) internal reserves
 heir's distributive share
 student repeating the same class
 to write down;  to make a note of;  to put on record;  to chronicle
 temporary fastening;  temporary fixing in place
 detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
 incoherent;  wandering;  vague;  rambling;  whimsical
 formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions;  married woman's ceremonial kimono
 general delivery;  counter collection;  poste restante
 coherence;  order;  focus;  point
 detention;  keeping;  retaining;  mail held at the post office
 stopping at;  going no further than
 karuta;  traditional Japanese playing cards
 to stop (in one's tracks);  to come to a stop;  to halt;  to pause;  to stand still
 pesticide residue;  agrochemical residues
 retaining wall;  sheathing
 formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions;  married woman's ceremonial kimono
 formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions;  married woman's ceremonial kimono
 cryptorchidism;  undescended testicle
 detention or internment camp
 Immigration Services Agency (of Japan);  Immigration Bureau of Japan
 simplified registered mail;  recorded delivery
 residence card;  resident card
 to (call and) stop;  to call (someone) to stop;  to hail (e.g. a taxi)
 registered mail;  registered post
 Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII);  war-displaced Japanese in China
 preventing (someone) from leaving;  confinement;  being stranded;  grounding;  level dyeing
 to narrowly escape (e.g. death);  to hang onto (life); (arch.)  to ascertain; (arch.)  to make definite
 points to note;  points of concern;  matters to keep in mind;  matters that require attention
 refinement (e.g. of alcohol);  rectification
 to stop (in one's tracks);  to come to a stop;  to halt;  to pause;  to stand still
 latch;  clasp;  catch;  check;  fastener
 to hammer into place;  to end (a performance);  to kill;  to slay
 government-financed or sponsored foreign student
 fragrant wood;  wooden peg;  toggle
 to pretend to not be home;  to pretend to be out
 studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
 stopping at;  going no further than
 repeating a school grade;  grade retention;  grade repetition
 farewell to those staying behind
 (permitted) period of stay (in a country);  authorized length of stay;  duration of stay
 to inscribe one's name in history
 restraining (someone);  restraint
 bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse
 studying abroad in Japan;  staying in Japan
 one's temporary residence
 fractional distillation;  fractionation
 to check;  to stop;  to keep back
 to pretend to not be home;  to pretend to be out
 family members left at home
 person interested in studying abroad;  person wanting to study abroad
 studying abroad at government expense
 student studying abroad at government expense
 to be stranded;  to be forced to stay;  to be obliged to stay
 end (of play, match, etc.);  closing;  closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
 reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)
 striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan
 Special Permission to Stay in Japan;  residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
 one's own bath;  (reusing) yesterday's bath water;  monthly pass for a public bath
 wheel stops;  wedges;  blocks;  linchpin
 preventing a ship from passing or from leaving port
 mail held at the post office
 distillation column;  distilling column
 continued fever;  sustained fever
 end (of play, match, etc.);  closing;  closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
 mail held at the post office
 to keep (a student) back (to repeat a grade)
 hanafuda;  Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
 he has not lived that lives not after death;  the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it
 studying (temporarily) at another institution (in the same country as the institution one belongs to);  studying or researching at an institution while still employed
 utagaruta;  traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
 formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions;  married woman's ceremonial kimono
 Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status
 absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)
 ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
 tout;  arbitrator (esp. in a play)
 absence;  being away from home;  house-sitting;  house-sitter;  being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.);  neglecting
 to be stranded;  to be forced to stay;  to be obliged to stay
 fragrant wood;  wooden peg;  toggle
 delayed miscarriage;  silent miscarriage;  missed abortion
 to detain;  to keep;  to lock up;  to retain;  to leave (letter) till called for
 mooring facilities;  moorage;  berthing facility;  berth
 he has not lived that lives not after death;  the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it; (lit.) tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name
 to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.);  to kill;  to shoot dead;  to shoot down
 to hold a person back;  to restrain;  to catch in one's arms
 karuta;  traditional Japanese playing cards
 karuta;  traditional Japanese playing cards
 dried squid;  dried cuttlefish;  Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus);  (thing that) grows on one over time
 registered mail;  registered post;  registration (of mail);  (putting on) record;  writing down;  noting down
 registered mail;  registered post;  registration (of mail);  (putting on) record;  writing down;  noting down
 to hammer into place;  to end (a performance);  to kill;  to slay
 ruble (Russian currency);  rouble
 to be recognized (by someone of higher status);  to be noticed;  to get attention
 brother;  lay brother;  non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
 iroha karuta;  matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
 iroha karuta;  matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
 detention;  keeping;  retaining;  mail held at the post office
 lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
 rectifying tower;  rectifying column
 heeding;  paying attention;  bearing in mind
 mail held at the post office
 one's own bath;  (reusing) yesterday's bath water;  monthly pass for a public bath
 ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
 tout;  arbitrator (esp. in a play)
 fraction (e.g. in distillation);  cut
 delivery of freight to a station
 charge for registered mail
 mountain where logging is prohibited
 persistent organic pollutant;  POP
 registered mail to addressee in person;  PD PR
 counter collection with advice;  PD PR
 jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
 directly distilled;  straight
 cracking (in petroleum refining)
 bath for one's exclusive use
 bath for one's exclusive use
 residual heat removal;  RHR
 Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952);  Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
 cryptorchidism;  undescended testicle
 mitre (joint, in woodworking);  miter
 mental reservation;  making a false declaration of intent
 dye retarding agent;  leveling agent
 dye retarding agent;  leveling agent
 Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students);  EJU
 Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students);  EJU
 crude alcohol;  roughly distilled alcohol
 residence permit holder;  legal foreign resident