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I am confused with the phrase 攻めを自重 in the following sentence

> ただ「攻め」を自重しながらも、独特のハイトーンはしっかりと響かせていた。

The sentence is taken from Asahi Simbun article
<http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASK6M45BZK6MPTQP00F.html?iref=com_alist_photo>
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What is the meaning of 攻めを自重?
> 熱唱した舞台も広いフィールドのど真ん中で、「方々まで走り回りたかったが、あまり遠くまで行くと戻ってこられなくなる」。
> **ただ「攻め」を自重しながらも、独特のハイトーンはしっかりと響かせていた** 。

この文脈から判断すると、「攻め」とは、舞台を下りてフィールドを走り回ることを指し、「自重する」とは、本当は走りたかったが走らずに舞台にとどまって歌ったことを指します。

_Judging from this context_ , "攻め" _refers to step down from the stage to the
field to run around there_ , _and_ "自重する" _refers to that he really wanted to
run around the field_ , _but he patiently stayed on the stage and sang without
running around_.
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mackygooさんに先手を取られた！全く同感です。

To expand a little more, I think I'd describe 自重{じちょう}する in this context as
"exercise self-restraint".

So overall, something along the lines of: "While restraining himself from
overly bold behavior, he nevertheless made his unique high pitch singing
reverberate throughout the stadium." And here I didn't even know デーモン閣下 could
sing.

That having been said, I don't think you're likely to come across 自重{じちょう}する
very often, although figurative usages of 「攻め」to refer to bold, daring,
proactive, or even agressive behaviors, attitudes, or approaches come up a
lot.
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I would also add that the writer of this article probably want to allude to
the fact that デーモン閣下 has deep connection to sumo, as 「攻め」also refers to a sumo
style (attacking/aggressive); I also notice that when I looked up 攻め in my
main Japanese-English dictionary (Kenkyusha 5th ed.), 2 out of 4 example
sentences are sumo-related. The title of the article is less subtle about it:
"相撲じゃないけど… デーモン閣下、パールボウルで熱唱"
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