せいす – Vocabulary details

せいす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to control; to command; to get the better of

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood

fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

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