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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
安全ピンで布を留めて仮縫いをしました。
I pinned the fabric with a safety pin for temporary sewing.
彼はその事件の記憶を心に留めた。
He kept the memory of that incident in his heart.
被害の拡大を最小限に留めている。
The spread of the damage is being kept to a minimum.