留(とど)める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

落第(らくだい)の点数(てんすう)をとった生徒(せいと)を原級(げんきゅう)に留(とど)める。

Keep the student who got a failing grade in the same grade. {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}

モデルは常(つね)にその美貌(びぼう)を留(とど)めようとしています。

The model is always trying to maintain her beauty. {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}

家族(かぞく)を地元(じもと)に留(とど)めて上京(じょうきょう)しているので、寂(さび)しいです。

Since I have left my family in my hometown and moved to Tokyo, I feel lonely. {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}

戦争(せんそう)の跡(あと)を留(とど)めている地方(ちほう)を見(み)るものには辛(つら)いものがあります。

There is something painful for those who see regions that retain the scars of war. {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}

祖父(そふ)のアドバイスを胸(むね)に留(とど)めている限(かぎ)り、この人生(じんせい)は上手(うま)くいくだろう。

As long as I keep my grandfather's advice in my heart, life will probably go well. {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}