抑える [おさえる] /(v1,vt) (1) to keep within limits (e.g. spending)/to restrain (e.g. emotions)/to control/to curb/to hold in check/(v1,vt) (2) (See 押さえる・おさえる・5) to hold back (e.g. an enemy)/to check/to curb/to contain/to quell/to subdue/to suppress/to repress/(P)/EntL2836285/