noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

noun:

• designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)

noun:

• sins (which prevent entry into bliss) - Buddhism term

noun:

• designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)

noun:

• deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould) ➜ 土用干し

noun / ~する noun:

• airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould) ➜ 虫干し

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop

noun:

• staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko ➜ 三尸

noun:

• Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons
• Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stop; to turn off - esp. 止める, 停める
• to park - esp. 止める, 停める
• to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) - esp. 止める, 停める
• to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
• to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind ➜ 目を留める・気に留める
• to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple - esp. 留める
• to detain; to keep in custody - esp. 留める

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to command; to dominate
• to prevent; to obstruct
• to grip; to hold

noun:

• double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books)
• sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing
• dual page - IT term

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to defend against; to protect against
• to prevent; to avert; to avoid

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to refuse; to reject; to decline
• to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to seal (letter)
• to prevent; to forbid; to block

noun:

• partition board; plank used as a partition
• board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to seal (letter) ➜ 封じる
• to prevent; to forbid; to block

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
• to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

noun / ~の noun:

• having leaves and branches loaded with snow

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop ➜ 雪止め

noun:

• muzzle; snout
• muzzle (firearm)
• muzzle (device to prevent biting)

noun:

• slicing a fish down its back
• slit in the back of a garment
• split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)