射止める

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 射止める. Reading: いとめる. Core meaning: to shoot down; to win over.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 猟師は狙いを定めて獲物を射止めた / 斬新な企画が審査員の心を射止めた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Literal capture and figurative winning
  • The verb has a literal sense of bringing down prey with a shot and a figurative sense of winning someone's heart or approval. 心を射止める does not describe an actual arrow shot.