放(ほ)っとくto leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect

来(く)るな！僕(ぼく)のことはほっといてくれ！

Don't come! Please leave me alone! {to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect}

それは軽(かる)い傷(きず)なので、放(ほ)っとけば治(なお)ります。

Since it's a minor injury, it will heal if you leave it alone. {to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect}

庭(にわ)の草花(くさばな)をほっといたので全部(ぜんぶ)枯(か)れてしまいました。

I neglected the plants and flowers in the garden, so they all withered and died. {to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect}

肌(はだ)の手入(てい)れをしないで放(ほ)っといたらニキビだらけになった。

I neglected my skin care routine and ended up covered in acne. {to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect}

いじけている夫(おっと)のことをほっといていたら、夫(おっと)がさらにいじけました。

If I left my sulking husband alone, he just sulked even more. {to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect}