[araremonai] (adj-i) (1) unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; (2) unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
[shiorashii] (adj-i) meek; gentle; modest; sweet
[herikudatta] (exp) condescending; modest
[genrokudai] (n) brown-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon modestus); modest butterflyfish
[おくゆかしい, okuyukashii] (adj-i) refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved; restrained
[したてにでる, shitatenideru] (exp, v1) to behave modestly
[きたん, kitan] (n, vs) reserve; modesty
[きょうけん, kyouken] (adj-na, n) respectfulness and modesty; deference
[きょうけん, kyouken] (adj-na, n) (uk) modesty; humility
[きょうかいせんぽう, kyoukaisenpou] (n) church modes (music)
[きんちょく, kinchoku] (n, adj-na) deep modesty; deep discretion
[けいけん, keiken] (adj-na, n) pious; devout; modest
[けんきょ, kenkyo] (adj-na, n) modesty; humility; (P)
[けんじ, kenji] (n) modest word; humble language
[けんしょう, kenshou] (n, vs) refer to modestly
[けんじょう, kenjou] (adj-na, n) modesty; humility
[けんじょうのびとく, kenjounobitoku] (n) modest virtue
[けんそん, kenson] (adj-na, n, adj-no) humble; humility; modesty; (P)
[こしがひくい, koshigahikui] (exp, adj-i) (See 腰の低い) humble; modest
[こしのひくい, koshinohikui] (adj-i) (See 腰が低い) humble; modest
[ささやか, sasayaka] (adj-na) meagre; meager; modest; (P)
[しっそ, shisso] (adj-na, n) simplicity; modesty; frugality; (P)
[つつましい, tsutsumashii] (adj-i) (uk) modest; reserved; quiet; humble
[つつましやか, tsutsumashiyaka] (adj-na) (See 慎ましい) modest; reserved
[つつしみ, tsutsushimi] (n) modesty; self-control; discretion
[つつしみぶかい, tsutsushimibukai] (adj-i) discreet; modest; cautious
[ゆきわりそう;ユキワリソウ, yukiwarisou ; yukiwarisou] (n) (1) (See 三角草・みすみそう, 州浜草・すはまそう) hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; (2) bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
[そしゅそこう, soshusokou] (n) cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)
[はしたない, hashitanai] (adj-i) improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low; (P)
[ていしゅく, teishuku] (adj-na, n) chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
[うまづらはぎ, umadurahagi] (n) black scraper fish (Novodon modestus)
[つづまやか, tsudumayaka] (adj-na) (1) concise; brief; (2) humble; frugal; (3) modest; discrete
[ろくちょうし, rokuchoushi] (n) (See 左方唐楽) six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)
[たしなみ, tashinami] (n) (1) taste (in goods, etc.); (2) prudence; preparedness; (3) modesty; restraint; (4) knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
[たしなむ, tashinamu] (v5m, vt) (1) (uk) to have a taste for; to be fond of; to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby); (2) to be modest; to be prudent