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抑おさえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
Please keep your voice down a little.
2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress
We somehow held back the enemy's attack.
Kanji used
抑
suppress
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 4513
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
Examples (44 in total)
I feel like I'm about to lose control of my feelings.
I couldn't control my tears.
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
He suppressed his anger.
He could not restrain his excitement.
I have to reduce my expenses this month.
She couldn't suppress her emotions.
I get it, so keep your voice down a little!
Please keep your voice down a little.
We somehow held back the enemy's attack.
She couldn't hold back her laughter.
Sometimes I can't help showing emotions.
I couldn't restrain a smile.
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.
He couldn't check his anger.
Exposed skin is also kept to a minimum.
I barely manage to hold back the rising nausea.
I want to keep our own losses to a minimum.
We must control our passions.
Bob could not control his anger.
The police quickly put down the riot.
Tom, quiet down a little!
I couldn't keep myself from taking a harsh tone.
When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.
He could no longer contain his anger.
I wonder how I can suppress this feeling.
It's fitted with a device that reduces the train's shaking.
If you try to suppress it with force, there'll be panic.
Suppressing one's anger is a virtue.
You should learn to restrain yourself.
There is no medicine or anything else to hold that disease in check.
It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
She'd better tame that violent temper.
Could you please speak more quietly? I have a hangover.
Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
His anger was such that he lost control of himself.
I know it's mercenary of me, but I can't hold back my excitement.
Tom was furious, but he tempered his language because there were children present.
I just can't help lowering my voice when I'm in front of someone who is sleeping.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
Yamada tried hard to keep his anger against his boss in check.
There was an unusual anger in his low, restrained voice.
Since it's easier to walk on than mountains or forests, you also use up less stamina.
Chris cannot control his passion for the lovely new girl in town.