From <span class="searchmatch">止め</span> (“finishing blow”) + <span class="searchmatch">を</span> + <span class="searchmatch">刺す</span> (“to stab”). 止(とど)め<span class="searchmatch">を</span>刺(さ)す • (todome o sasu) godan (stem 止(とど)め<span class="searchmatch">を</span>刺(さ)し (todome o sashi), past 止(とど)め<span class="searchmatch">を</span>刺(さ)した (todome...
【<span class="searchmatch">止め</span><span class="searchmatch">を</span><span class="searchmatch">刺す</span>】 [verb] finish off, deliver the final blow (so to ensure (something) is dead) [verb] (idiomatic) deliver the final blow (so to ensure (someone...
(someone or something) to have no hope for recovery) [verb] (idiomatic) ～に<span class="searchmatch">止め</span><span class="searchmatch">を</span><span class="searchmatch">刺す</span>: to be the best for [verb] (idiomatic) to clearly explain (so to avoid problems...