Meaning of さえる in Japanese

Definition of さえる

さえる(saeru) 【冴える ·冱える】

(v1, vi) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful
to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
to be satisfying →Related words: 冴えない
to become frigid; to become intensely cold

たずさえる(tazusaeru) 【携える】

さしおさえる(sashiosaeru) 【差し押さえる ·差し押える ·差押さえる ·差押える】

ささえる(sasaeru) 【支える】

(v1, vt) to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up
to hold at bay; to stem; to check
なんとかそこで支えよ。入市を許すな。
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!

こしらえる(koshiraeru) · こさえる(kosaeru) 【拵える】

おさえる(osaeru) 【押さえる ·抑える ·押える】

(v1, vt) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。
Hold this ladder steady.
to seize; to grasp; to arrest
警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
The police seized the robber by the neck.
to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
ジェーンは声を出して泣くのを抑えることができなかった。
Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud.
to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand