shelf

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 棚 has 12 strokes and denotes a shelf.
• Basic usage: 棚（たな） means a shelf; 棚上げ（たなあげ） means shelving or putting something aside.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A place to put things and something set aside
  • In 元の棚に戻した, an item was returned to its original shelf.
  • に marks the destination.
  • 計画はいったん棚上げされた means that the plan was shelved for the time being.
  • In 自分の失敗を棚上げして, the expression means setting aside one's own failures.