留める

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive

   to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
3. to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

Forms

• 彼かれの勇気ゆうきは歴史れきしに名なをとどめた。

  His courage went down in history.

• この町まちはいまだに昔むかしの面影おもかげをとどめている。

  This town still retains something of the old days.

• 我々われわれはあらゆる学校がっこうを運営うんえいさせ続つづけ、あらゆる教師きょうしを職しょくにとどめておくべきです。

  We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.