Illustration: In a Japanese apartment entrance, a woman has abandoned her preparations for a hike as heavy rain lashes the open doorway. One hiking boot already stands empty beside her; she pulls off the other while her companion unpacks their picnic boxes from a hiking backpack.

やめる

yameru

to cancel, to abandon, to give up

Example sentences

君きみはタバコをやめるべきだ。
You should quit smoking.
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彼かれに話はなすのは、やめておこう。
Let’s not tell him.
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今日行きょういくのやめようかな。なんか気きが乗のらないや。
Maybe I won’t go today. I just don’t feel like it.
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