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持つ, もつ
Conjugated: 持って
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
2. to possess, to have, to own
3. to maintain, to keep
4. to last, to be durable, to survive
5. to take charge of, to be in charge of
コートを持ちましょうか。
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持っていく, 持って行く, もって行く, 持ってゆく, もっていく, もってゆく
Expression, Godan verb, Transitive
to take (something) along, to bring with one, to carry (something) away, to bear
３１８号室のお客さんに持って行ってあげなさい。
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持ってくる, 持って来る, もって来る, もってくる
Expression
to bring, to take (something) along, to fetch, to get
お水を持ってきてください。
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もってこい, 持って来い
Expression, May take 'no', Usually in kana
1. just right, ideal, perfectly suitable
2. fetch!, bring me ...
秋は読書にもってこいの季節だ。
持って回る, もって回る, もってまわる
Expression, Godan verb
1. to carry around
2. to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.), to be indirect
持ってけドロボー, 持ってけ泥棒, もってけどろぼう, もってけドロボー
Expression, shouted by vendors at market stalls, etc.
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!, take it away, thief
子を持って知る親の恩, こをもってしるおやのおん
Expression, Proverb
becoming a parent makes you appreciate your own parents
おいしいところを持っていく, 美味しいところを持っていく, おいしい所を持っていく, 美味しい所を持っていく, おいしいところをもっていく
Expression, Godan verb
1. to take a big bite
2. to take the best part, to steal all the good parts, to steal the show
身をもって, 身を以て, 身を持って, みをもって
Expression
1. with one's own body, by one's own action, by one's own experience, personally, firsthand
2. barely (e.g. escape), narrowly