とどまる
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Meanings
- to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)
- to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
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Example sentences
He chose to remain there without leaving his hometown.
The damage was confined to certain areas and did not spread nationwide.
The growth rate is limited to a mere one percent.
It is necessary to review from the ground up so that the solution to the problem does not merely stay at a superficial improvement.
Her influence is not confined to the domestic sphere but extends even overseas.
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