The verb hiding inside do it in advance

Where the picture shows up in 置く

1. 1

   Setting it down in a spot

   かばんはここに置いてください。

   kaban wa koko ni oite kudasai

   Please put your bag here.

   The bag you were carrying goes down onto one spot on the floor, and your hand comes away.

2. 2

   Kept on the shelf

   この店はお酒を置いていません。

   kono mise wa o-sake o oite imasen

   This shop does not carry alcohol.

   On the shop's shelf, the place where bottles would sit is simply empty.

   Having it sitting on the shelf is exactly how you say a shop stocks it.

3. 3

   Put back where it was

   使ったら元の場所に置きます。

   tsukattara moto no basho ni oki-masu

   When I am done, I put it back in its place.

   The thing you finished using goes back into its own slot, and your hand comes away.

4. 4

   Done in advance and left that way

   窓を開けておきます。

   mado o akete oki-masu

   I will leave the window open.

   You open the window, leave it like that, and walk out of the room.

   The ~ておく form is this same picture: do it, then leave the result standing.

5. 5

   Leaving a gap

   少し間を置いてから電話します。

   sukoshi ma o oite kara denwa shimasu

   I will leave it a little while and then call.

   Before calling, you leave one block of time empty and wait for that block to pass.