support
sasaeru
meaning: support
state
feeling
direction
examples
祖父の店は、今は母が一人で支えてる。
sofu no mise wa, ima wa haha ga hitori de sasaeteru.
My mother keeps my grandfather's shop going on her own now. casual
太い柱が屋根を支えています。
futoi hashira ga yane o sasaete imasu.
Thick pillars hold up the roof. neutral