宿題をギリギリまで放っておいて、徹夜する羽目になった。
I left my homework until the last minute and ended up staying up all night.
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I decided to leave that problem alone for a while.
彼は正義感が強く、困っている人を放っておけない。
He has a strong sense of justice and cannot leave someone in trouble alone.
彼は心優しい人で、困っている人を放っておけない。
He is a kind-hearted person and cannot leave people in trouble alone.
弟はかなりの怠け者で、夏休みの宿題を最終日まで放っておいた。
My younger brother is quite a lazy person; he left his summer homework until the very last day.
あの子は本当に世話が焼けるが、放っておけない。
That child is really a handful, but I just can't leave them alone.
彼は正義感の強い熱血漢で、困っている人を見ると放っておけない性格だ。
He is a hot-blooded man with a strong sense of justice, and his personality is such that he cannot leave someone in trouble alone.
彼は勇侠の精神を持っており、困っている人を放っておけない。
He has a spirit of chivalry and cannot leave people in trouble alone.
Usage Notes
To intentionally ignore something or someone, often by letting things take their own course.
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