抑(おさ)えるto keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check, to hold back (e.g. an enemy), to check, to contain, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress

Common

1. る-verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check

2. る-verb, Transitive verb

   2.

   to hold back (e.g. an enemy), to check, to curb, to contain, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress

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   • 押さえる