What does 留まる mean?
留まる is a Japanese verb meaning “to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)” in English. It can also be translated as “to alight” depending on context. It is written as 留まる in kanji, とどまる in hiragana, and todomaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
十分な情報を受け取ることができなかったという理由も一部にはあって、ハーパーの描写は不完全なものにとどまっている。
Partly because he could not receive enough information, Harper's description remains imperfect.