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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to change way one holds something, to transfer something from one hand to the other
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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
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shareholding ratio, percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor), equity share(finance term)
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持株比率【もちかぶひりつ】
expression, adjective
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wear well, keep long, last long
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持ちがよい【もちがよい】
noun
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base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to hold all the while, to talk about nothing but
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to ruin oneself, to degrade oneself
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持崩す【もちくずす】[1]
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- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
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持越し【もちこし】
、持越【もちこし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
captured piece that can be reused(shogi term)
2.
person or object held in reserve, available means
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持駒【もちごま】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold an additional item in one's hand
2.
to use an additional hand to hold
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持添える【もちそえる】
noun
1.
one's repertoire of pitches(baseball term)(usu. 持ち球)
2.
balls at hand (in pachinko)(usu. 持ち玉)
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持ち玉【もちだま】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to continue to hold, to hold on to (for a long period), to maintain, to keep
noun
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points (already) allotted to one, points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
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to carry, to bring (to a place)
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持運ぶ【もちはこぶ】
noun
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equity ownership in electricity output(obscure)
noun
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affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
expression, adjective
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no way at all to deal with(obscure)
expression
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having no way to deal with something(obscure)
noun
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returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt
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持戻り【もちもどり】
、持戻【もちもどり】
noun
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inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
noun
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stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon(usually kana)
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モツゴ
expression, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
just right, ideal, perfectly suitable(usually kana)
expression
2.
fetch!, bring me ...
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もってこい《持ってこい》
expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to carry around
2.
to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.), to be indirect
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もって回る【もってまわる】
expression
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a friend is a good thing to have, a good friend is a great blessing(proverb)
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持つべき物は友【もつべきものはとも】
expression
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持つべき物は友人【もつべきものはゆうじん】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to take care of(archaism)
2.
to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to be beyond one's control, to not know what to do with(archaism)
See also:持て余す
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持て扱う【もてあつかう】
noun
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period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual(colloquialism)
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もて期【もてき】
、持て期【もてき】
noun, na-adjective
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being good at hosting, good host, person who knows how to entertain guests
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持てなし上手【もてなしじょうず】
、持て成し上手【もてなしじょうず】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to praise extravagantly, to lionize, to lionise, to make much of(usually kana)
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もてはやす《持て囃す》
、もてはやす《もて囃す》
、もてはやす《持て栄す》
、もてはやす《もて栄やす》
、もてはやす《もて映やす》
expression
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haves and have-nots
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持てるものと持たざるもの【もてるものともたざるもの】
noun
1.
rich person, wealthy person
2.
taking good care of things, keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
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物持【ものもち】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have (the) courage (to), to be courageous
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勇気をもつ【ゆうきをもつ】
noun, no-adjective
1.
having leaves and branches loaded with snow
noun
2.
snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof), snow stop
See also:雪止め
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雪持【ゆきもち】
expression
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spending a day's revenue within the day, being liberal with one's money(said to describe Tokyoites)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.)
2.
holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
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横持【よこもち】
Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
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to have in common, to share
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分かちもつ【わかちもつ】
、わかち持つ【わかちもつ】
、別ち持つ【わかちもつ】