止めておく – Vocabulary details

止やめておく

Verb (5-dan, く)

Usually written in kana

1. to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss

いっそ告こく白はくしようかと思おもったが、やめておく。I thought about just going ahead and confessing, but I'll pass.

2. to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

この話わ題だいはやめておきましょう。Let's drop this topic.

stop

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