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抑える おさえる

  1. to control; to curb; to hold in check; to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions)
  2. to check; to contain; to curb; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to quell; to repress; to subdue; to suppress
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