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!