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える
おさ

osaeru

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Ichidan verb
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  1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check

  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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さえる

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さえる

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  1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down

  2. to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)

  3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest

  4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend

  5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

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