Illustration: In the courtyard of a renovated family house, a mature persimmon tree remains rooted inside a carefully preserved circle of earth. Workers fit new paving stones around the circle, and one adjusts the curve to give an old root room.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

留とどめる

todomeru

to retain, to keep in place

Example sentences

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.
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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.
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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.
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Kanji in 留

留detain; fastenOnリュウ・ルKunとめる・とまる・とどめる

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