目に留める

めにとどめる

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

車を留める

くるまをとめる

to park a car

留める

とどめる とめる

to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to

目を細める

めをほそめる

to close one's eyes partly, to squint

仕留める

しとめる

to bring down (a bird), to kill

留め

とめ

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)

目に留まる

めにとまる

to catch one's attention

耳目を集める

じもくをあつめる

to attract interest; to capture attention

注目を集める

ちゅうもくをあつめる

to gather (attract, receive) attention, to have a high profile, to gain prominence, to become popular

目をかすめる

めをかすめる

to do in secret

史に名を留める

しになをとどめる しになをとめる

to inscribe one's name in history

命を取り留める

いのちをとりとめる

to escape death; to be saved from death

一命を取り留める

いちめいをとりとめる

to escape death, to be saved from death

歴史に名を留める

れきしになをとどめる

to inscribe one's name in history

お目に留まる

おめにとまる

to be recognized (by someone of higher status), to be noticed, to get attention

書き留める

かきとめる かきとどめる

to write down, to leave a note behind, to record, to chronicle

気に留める

きにとめる

to (keep in) mind, to give heed to, to pay attention to

取り留める

とりとめる

to stop, to put a stop to, to check

心に留める

こころにとめる

to bear in mind, to keep remembering