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expression
what is worse, to make matters worse

noun
1.
professional jester, professional entertainer, comedian, buffoon
2.
flatterer, sycophant, brown-noser
Other readings:
太鼓持【たいこもち】

たかぐさ
takaranomochigusare
noun
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)
Other readings:
太刀持【たちもち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
support (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)

noun
1.
lantern bearer
2.
flatterer, booster, brown-noser
Other readings:
提灯持【ちょうちんもち】

ちょうち
chouchinwomotsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
to sing someone's praises, to give someone a boost, to carry a lantern(idiom )
Other readings:
ちょうちんを持つ【ちょうちんをもつ】

ょく
tenishokuwomotsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
to have a trade, to have a vocation
Other readings:
手に職をもつ【てにしょくをもつ】

noun
delivery person (of food)
Other readings:
出前持【でまえもち】

temochibusata
na-adjective, noun
being bored, being at a loose end
Other readings:
手持無沙汰【てもちぶさた】
手持ちぶさた【てもちぶさた】

でんはっ
denjinohasso
expression, noun
the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)

noun
1.
mediation, intermediation, procuration, go-between, facilitating a rendezvous between lovers
2.
entertainment, treatment, reception
See also:もてなし
Other readings:
取持ち【とりもち】

noun
married man
Other readings:
女房もち【にょうぼうもち】

expression, Godan-tsu verb
to hold a grudge, to hold something against somebody

noun
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home(obscure)

noun, auxillary suru verb
grasp, hold, grip

noun
standard-bearer, flag-bearer
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旗持【はたもち】

noun
maintaining the quality of a flower, lasting quality of a cut flower

はな
hanamochinaranai
expression, adjective
1.
foul-smelling, stinking
2.
intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.), unbearable, disgusting

はな
hanawomotaseru
expression, Ichidan verb
to let someone have the credit for (a success), to let someone else carry the flowers
Other readings:
華を持たせる【はなをもたせる】

noun
feeling of fullness, ability of a food to fill you up
Other readings:
腹持【はらもち】

ひじょうくろ
hijoumochidashibukuro
noun
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
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
fire-holding qualities, length of time a fire burns
Other readings:
火保ち【ひもち】

ふく
fukumiwomotaseru
expression, Ichidan verb
to hint at something

noun
non-support, disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)

noun, auxillary suru verb
ration, stipend, allowance

expression
I want to send a (love) letter but I cannot write(set phrase said in lamentation)
Other readings:
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
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
bearing, presenting, holding up (emperor's picture)
Other readings:
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
Other readings:
本の気持ち【ほんのきもち】

expression
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand(unorthodox form)

expression
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

noun
taking turns, in rotation
Other readings:
回りもち【まわりもち】

mawomotasu
expression, Godan-su verb
to fill in time, to stall (e.g. an audience)

expression, Ichidan verb
to fill in time, to stall (e.g. an audience)

expression, Godan-tsu verb
to have a controlling presence, to have a certain aura

まん
manwojishite
expression, no-adjective
long-awaited, much-awaited

expression, Godan-su verb
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

まん
manwojisuru
expression, suru verb (special)
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
Other readings:
身がもたない【みがもたない】

noun
1.
conduct, behavior, behaviour
2.
being pregnant
Other readings:
身持【みもち】

mukoumochi
expression, noun
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
Other readings:
向こうもち【むこうもち】
むこう持ち【むこうもち】

expression, prenominal
have-not

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

かぶ
mochiaikabu
noun
cross-held shares, cross-holdings
Other readings:
持合い株【もちあいかぶ】

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)
Other readings:
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
Other readings:
持扱う【もちあつかう】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to carry around, to carry on one's person
Other readings:
持歩く【もちあるく】

noun
one's song repertoire, songs one can sing

expression, yoi/ii adjective (special)
wear well, keep long, last long

mochikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to change way one holds something, to transfer something from one hand to the other
Other readings:
持ちかえる【もちかえる】
持ち換える【もちかえる】
持替える【もちかえる】

noun
1.
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.), manner of holding
2.
holder, person who holds
See also:持ち手
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持方【もちかた】

noun
holding company
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持ち株会社【もちかぶがいしゃ】

かぶりつ
mochikabuhiritsu
noun
shareholding ratio, percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor), equity share(finance term)
Other readings:
持株比率【もちかぶひりつ】

mochigayoi
expression, adjective
wear well, keep long, last long
Other readings:
持ちがよい【もちがよい】

noun
character one plays as (in a fighting game)(colloquialism)

noun
base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend(sumo term)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to hold all the while, to talk about nothing but

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to ruin oneself, to degrade oneself
Other readings:
持崩す【もちくずす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
one's specialty performance, one's repertoire
Other readings:
持芸【もちげい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier(colloquialism)
See also:持ち越す
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
Other readings:
持越し【もちこし】
持越【もちこし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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