留とどめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

stop; bring to an end; leave off

Used when stopping an action, discussion, or process at a certain point; often slightly more written or deliberate than everyday とめる.

• 今日きょうの議ぎ論ろんはここにとどめておこう。

  Let's stop today's discussion here.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

keep within; limit to; contain

Common in patterns such as XをYにとどめる, meaning to keep something within a range, level, place, or amount.

• 被ひ害がいを最さい小しょう限げんにとどめる必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to keep the damage to a minimum.

• 説せつ明めいは要よう点てんだけにとどめた。

  I limited the explanation to only the main points.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

record; retain; keep in memory

Used for preserving something as a record, memory, name, or fact; common with 記憶に, 記録に, and 心に.

See also: 記憶に留める

• その言こと葉ばを記き憶おくにとどめておきたい。

  I want to keep those words in my memory.

• 調ちょう査さ結けっ果かを記き録ろくにとどめる。

  Record the survey results.