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expression, su verb (old suru)
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to be unable to make up one's mind, to sit on the fence
See also:首鼠両端 (しゅそりょうたん)
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)
noun
1.
rich person, wealthy person
2.
housekeeping
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身上持【しんしょうもち】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have a guilty conscience
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脛に傷持つ【すねにきずもつ】
expression
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grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously, let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush(proverb)
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墨は餓鬼に磨らせ筆は鬼に持たせよ【すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ】
noun
1.
professional jester, professional entertainer, comedian, buffoon
See also:幇間 (ほうかん)
2.
flatterer, sycophant, brown-noser
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太鼓持【たいこもち】
noun
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Mahavairocana Sutra, Mahavairocana Tantra(Buddhist term)
noun
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pearls thrown before swine, unused possession, useless possession, waste of talent
noun
1.
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
2.
rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony(sumo term)
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太刀持【たちもち】
noun
1.
lantern bearer
2.
flatterer, booster, brown-noser
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提灯持【ちょうちんもち】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to sing someone's praises, to give someone a boost, to carry a lantern(idiom )
See also:提灯持ち (ちょうちんもち)
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ちょうちんを持つ【ちょうちんをもつ】
noun
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track and hold unit, track and store unit(computer term)
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have a trade, to have a vocation
See also:手に職をつける
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手に職をもつ【てにしょくをもつ】
na-adjective, noun
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being bored, being at a loose end
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手持無沙汰【てもちぶさた】
、手持ちぶさた【てもちぶさた】
expression, noun
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the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)
See also:付法の八祖
noun
1.
mediation, intermediation, procuration, go-between, facilitating a rendezvous between lovers
2.
entertainment, treatment, reception
See also:もてなし
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取持ち【とりもち】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to hold a grudge, to hold something against somebody
noun
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Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home(obscure)
expression, adjective
1.
foul-smelling, stinking
2.
intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.), unbearable, disgusting
expression, Ichidan verb
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to let someone have the credit for (a success), to let someone else carry the flowers
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華を持たせる【はなをもたせる】
noun
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feeling of fullness, ability of a food to fill you up
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腹持【はらもち】
noun
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emergency bag, survival kit
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非常持出袋【ひじょうもちだしぶくろ】
noun, no-adjective
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confidentiality, nondisclosure
See also:秘密保持契約 (ひみつほじけいやく)
noun
1.
length of time which food products will keep
auxillary suru verb
2.
to keep a long time
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日保ち【ひもち】
noun
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fire-holding qualities, length of time a fire burns
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火保ち【ひもち】
expression
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I want to send a (love) letter but I cannot write(set phrase said in lamentation)
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文は遣りたし書く手は持たぬ【ふみはやりたしかくてはもたぬ】
expression, noun
1.
having one's own premises
See also:部屋持ちの親方 (へやもちのおやかた)
2.
Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment(abbr. of 部屋持ち女郎)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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bearing, presenting, holding up (emperor's picture)
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奉持【ほうじ】
expression, noun
1.
small token of one's sentiments(humble language)(used when exchanging gifts; usu. as ～ですが)
expression, adverb
2.
just slightly, only a bit
See also:気持ち
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本の気持ち【ほんのきもち】
expression
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expression, Ichidan verb
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to fill in time, to stall (e.g. an audience)
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have a controlling presence, to have a certain aura
expression, Godan-su verb
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to have readied a bow and stand at ready, to watch for an opportunity, to bide one's time, to wait until the time is ripe
See also:満を持する
expression, suru verb (special)
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to have readied a bow and stand at ready, to watch for an opportunity, to wait until the time is ripe
See also:満を持す
expression, adjective
1.
unable to stay healthy, ruining one's health, exceeding the limits of one's body
2.
unable to maintain one's fortune
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身がもたない【みがもたない】
expression, noun
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covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
See also:此方持ち (こちらもち)
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向こうもち【むこうもち】
、むこう持ち【むこうもち】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to have someone hold, to let someone have, to give
2.
to have someone carry, to send with someone
3.
to keep, to preserve
4.
to have someone pay (e.g. the bill), to burden someone with
5.
to raise someone's hopes
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to balance, to counterpoise
2.
to remain unchanged
3.
to share (e.g. the expense), to bear (part of)
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保ち合う【もちあう】
、保合う【もちあう】
、持合う【もちあう】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold or operate with one's hands, to handle
2.
to find difficult to manage
See also:持て余す
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持扱う【もちあつかう】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to carry around, to carry on one's person
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持歩く【もちあるく】