残のこす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

leave behind; leave remaining

General transitive use: someone leaves an object, message, trace, result, or other thing behind so that it remains there afterward.

• 机つくえの上うえにメモを残のこした。

  I left a note on the desk.

• 犯はん人にんは現げん場ばに足あし跡あとを残のこした。

  The culprit left footprints at the scene.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

leave unfinished; not finish

Used when something that should or could be completed, eaten, answered, or dealt with is left partly undone or unfinished.

• お腹なかがいっぱいで、ご飯はんを少すこし残のこした。

  I was full, so I left a little of my rice uneaten.

• テストで最さい後ごの問もん題だいを残のこしてしまった。

  I ended up leaving the last question on the test unfinished.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

save; set aside; reserve

Often used as 残しておく when deliberately keeping part of something for later use or for someone else.

• 明日あしたの朝ちょう食しょく用ようにパンを少すこし残のこしておいた。

  I saved some bread for tomorrow's breakfast.

• 弟おとうとの分ぶんも残のこしておいてください。

  Please set some aside for my younger brother too.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

leave to someone; bequeath

Used for leaving property, money, work, a name, or a legacy to others, especially after one's death; 遺す is also used for legacy-like contexts, but 残す is the general spelling here.

• 亡なくなった祖そ父ふは孫まごに土と地ちを残のこした。

  My late grandfather left land to his grandchildren.

• 彼かの女じょは後こう世せいに大おおきな功こう績せきを残のこした。

  She left great achievements for later generations.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hold on in the ring; stay in

Sumo term for withstanding an opponent's attack or force at the edge of the ring and not going out.

• 力りき士しは土ど俵ひょう際ぎわで相あい手ての寄よりを残のこした。

  The sumo wrestler held on against his opponent's forward drive at the edge of the ring.