留まる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 留まる (とどまる) adds okurigana まる to remaining 留, forming an intransitive verb.
• Basic usage: It describes passengers staying in a waiting room and damage being limited to one warehouse.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Remaining in place and staying within a limit
  • A location gives the spatial sense, while an extent such as one building gives the sense “be confined to.”