ささえる
sasaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend

Transitive
このくらいの収穫しゅうかくりょうでは、そこの経済けいざいささえるのに十分じゅうぶんではありません。
konokuraino shūkakuryōdewa sokono kēzaio sasaeru noni jūbundewārimasen.
That amount of crops isn't enough to support their economy.
Ichidan Verb

2. to hold at bay; to stem; to check

Transitive
なんとかそこでささえよ。入市にゅうしゆるすな。
nantoka sokode sasaeyo. irishio yurusuna.
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!