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止める やめる N4

  1. to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to stop (an activity)
  2. to abandon; to abolish; to abstain; to cancel; to give up; to refrain

止める とめる N1

  1. to stop; to turn off
  2. to park
  3. to hold (one's breath); to hold back (tears); to prevent; to relieve (pain); to suppress (a cough)
  4. to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to stop (someone from doing something)
  5. to be aware of; to bear in mind; to concentrate on; to notice; to pay attention to; to remember
  6. to button; to fasten; to fix (in place); to nail; to pin; to staple; to tack
  7. to detain; to keep in custody

引き止める ひきとめる N2

  1. to check; to detain; to restrain; to stop

受け止める うけとめる N1

  1. to catch; to stop the blow
  2. to accept; to come to grips with; to react to; to take (advice, etc.)

射止める いとめる

  1. to bring down (an animal); to shoot dead
  2. to gain; to get; to make one's own; to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.)

食い止める くいとめる

  1. to check; to curb; to halt; to hold back; to keep at bay; to prevent; to stem; to stop

呼び止める よびとめる N1

  1. to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

差し止める さしとめる

  1. to forbid someone to do something; to prohibit; to stop

消し止める けしとめる

  1. to extinguish; to put out

突き止める つきとめる

  1. to ascertain; to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to identify; to locate; to pin down
  2. to stab to death
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