おさえる
osaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check

Transitive
ジェーンは こえ して くのを おさえることができなかった。
jēnwa koeo dashite naku nō osaeru kotoga dekinakatta.
Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud.
Ichidan Verb

2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress

Transitive
Related to 押さえる【おさえる・5】