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A1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending
止めておくto pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1.
to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ku' ending
2.
to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop
Usually written using kana alone
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止めておく 【やめておく】
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情勢が悪いから旅行は止めておこう…。
Let's give the trip a miss since the situation is bad... {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}
暴力的な彼との付き合いは止めておくべきです。
You should give a miss to hanging out with him who is violent. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}
同僚:「明日は会議があるから、酒は止めておくよ。」
Colleague: "There's a meeting tomorrow, so I'll pass on the alcohol." {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}
今の職場でも特に不満はないのなら、転職は止めておくべきだ。
If you don't have any particular complaints about your current job, you should give changing jobs a miss. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}
思ったより風が強いこととて、外出を止めておこうと決断したのです。
Deciding that the wind was stronger than expected, I chose to give going out a miss. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}
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