This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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抑抑、抑々
そもそも
in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); beginning; start
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押さえる

抑える、押える
v1
vt
おさえる
to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
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抑制

よくせい
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
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抑圧

よくあつ
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
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抑止

よくし
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit; deterrent; deterrence
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抑留

よくりゅう
internment; detainment; detention
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抑え

押さえ、押え
おさえ
weight (e.g. paperweight); rear guard; control; check; pressure
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抑え込む

v5m
おさえこむ
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
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反乱を抑える

叛乱を抑える
はんらんをおさえる
to stifle a rebellion
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抑え難い

おさえがたい
uncontrollable; irrepressible