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押さえる おさえる N2

  1. to hold down; to hold in place; to hold steady; to pin down; to press down
  2. to clutch (a body part in pain); to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to press (a body part)
  3. to arrest; to catch; to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize
  4. to comprehend; to grasp (a point)
  5. to block off (a schedule); to hold; to pin down (a date); to reserve (time, space, or availability); to secure
  6. to check; to contain; to curb; to hold back; to quell; to repress; to subdue; to suppress

差し押さえる さしおさえる

  1. to attach goods; to garnish; to impound; to seize

証拠を押さえる しょうこをおさえる

  1. to seize (secure) evidence

取り押さえる とりおさえる

  1. to arrest; to capture; to seize
  2. to hold down; to subdue

現場を押さえる げんばをおさえる

  1. to catch in the act (of)

ツボを押さえる ツボをおさえる

  1. to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

目頭を押さえる めがしらをおさえる

  1. to hold back tears; to stop oneself from crying

頭を押さえる あたまをおさえる

  1. to hold in check; to keep under control; to restrain
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