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収まる  [(3)おさまる]    meaning:  calm  rank: 1
☆ 怒りがどうにも収まらない ⇨ My anger won’t subside. I cannot control my anger
☆ 金融危機はやっと収まった ⇨ The financial crisis has finally calmed

収まる  [(3)おさまる]    meaning:  fit  rank: 1
☆ 荷物トランクに収まらなかった ⇨ The luggage didn’t fit into the trunk
☆ 費用とか予算内に収まった ⇨ The expenses have somehow fit inside the budget

収まる  [(3)おさまる]    meaning:  settle  rank: 1
☆ そんなをしたら収まるものも収まらなくなる ⇨ If you say something like that you will unsettle the situation
☆ 事態は収まる様子くない ⇨ The situation doesn’t seem to be settling, calming, down at all

収まる  [(3)おさまる]    meaning:  stop  rank: 1
☆ がやっと収まった ⇨ The wind has finally subsided
☆ 地震が収まるのに一分くらいかった ⇨ It took like a minute for the earthquake to stop  (☛ Something undesirable to stop)

収める  [(3)おさめる]  [liter]    meaning:  accomplish  rank: 2
☆ 大学優秀成績を収めた ⇨ He achieved superior grades at college
☆ 彼等予想外勝ちを収めた ⇨ They achieved an unexpected win

収める  [(3)おさめる]  [丸く収める]    meaning:  settle  rank: 2
☆ はそのとかく収めようとした ⇨ He tried to settle the situation amicably

収まる  [(3)おさまる]  [coll]    meaning:  become  rank: 3
☆ 彼女金持ちのに収まった ⇨ She successfully filled the spot of the wife of a super rich guy  (☛ Assume a specific post, position)

収める  [(3)おさめる]  [liter]  [polite]    meaning:  receive  rank: 3
☆ つまらないですが御収さい ⇨ Please accept my trivial gift