to ensure is dead とどめを刺す [とどめをさす] /(exp,v5s) (1) to finish off/to ensure (something) is dead/to deliver the coup de grace/(2) to put an end to/to deliver the final blow/(3) to be the best for A/ ------- 止めを刺す [とどめをさす] /(exp,v5s) (1) to finish off/to ensure (something) is dead/to deliver the coup de grace/(2) to put an end to/to deliver the final blow/(3) to be the best for A/ |