Dictionary / Vocabulary / 止む
やむ
to cease; to stop; to be over
JLPT N4 common word Also written 已む、罷む、熄む、歇む
花火の弾ける音が止むと、急に辺りが静かになる。後に残った火薬の匂いが、なんだか俺をセンチメンタルな気分にさせた。
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
明日までに雨が止めばいいと思います。
I wish it would stop raining before tomorrow.
風が吹き止んだ。
The wind blew itself out.