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#710
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Meaning
    1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
      Why do birds migrate in the first place?
    2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
      used when bringing up something already mentioned
      Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
    3. beginning; start
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#392,701
Meaning
    1. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
      used when bringing up something already mentioned
      See also: 抑 (そもそも)
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#1,655

Inflections of 抑える

Common
Meaning
    1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
      Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud.
    2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress
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#6,672

Inflections of 押さえつける

Meaning
    1. to press down; to hold down; to pin down
    2. to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
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#11,205

Inflections of 押さえ込む

Meaning
    1. to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to immobilize; to immobilise
      esp. 押さえ込む
    2. to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring
      esp. 抑え込む
    3. to suppress; to control; to check; to curb
      The government is desperate to keep inflation down.
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#11,463

Inflections of 抑えきれない

Meaning
    1. uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
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#13,542

Inflections of 抑制

Common
Meaning
    1. control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
      He could not control his anger.
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#14,456
Common
Meaning
    1. weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down
    2. keeping control; exercising authority
    3. having self-control; exercising self-discipline
    4. defense; guard; deterrence
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#20,600

Inflections of 抑圧

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Meaning
    1. check; restraint; oppression; suppression
      From this point we go on to an even more detailed examination of the concept of repression.
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#27,878

Inflections of 抑揚のない

Meaning
    1. monotonous
      They counted on monotonously to fifty.
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#32,594

Inflections of 抑止

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Meaning
    1. keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
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#62,800

Inflections of 抑えがたい

Meaning
    1. uncontrollable; irrepressible
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#77,601
Meaning
    1. inhibitor; depressant; suppressant; retardant
    1. EN A depressant, or central depressant, is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas o...
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#82,973
Meaning
    1. going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
      See also: 抑 (そもそも)
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