了う

(1) 終わりに至る(come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin")(come to a close)

⇒コンサートはショパンのノクターンで終わった(come to a close)

(2) 結論づける(bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting")(bring to a close)

⇒委員会は集会を収束した(bring to a close)

(3) 作動するようにする、または作動を停止するようにする(cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop")(cease to operate or cause to cease operating)

⇒店を閉める(cease to operate or cause to cease operating)

(4) 誰かとの関係を終わらせる(cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary")(cause to finish a relationship with somebody)

⇒そのことで私はメアリーと絶交した(cause to finish a relationship with somebody)

(5) 仕上げを供給する(provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly")(provide with a finish)

⇒このシャツはきちんと仕上がっていない(provide with a finish)

(6) 皿またはテーブルの上の食物を食べ終わる(finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes")(finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table)

⇒彼女は、残りのポテトを素早く平らげた(finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table)

(7) 終わらせる、または、停止する(bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I")(bring to an end or halt)

⇒ポーランドに対する攻撃は、第一次世界大戦の後で比較的穏やかな期間を終結させた(bring to an end or halt)

(8) 仕上げるあるうは終わりにくるあるいはそれをもたらす(come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours")(come or bring to a finish or an end)

⇒最速のレールは、ちょうど2時間以上で人種を終えました；4時間以上で終えられる他(come or bring to a finish or an end)