How to say hold in Japanese

JLPTN1
持ち★【もちmochi】

noun / suffix noun:

  • hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
  • wear; durability; life; draw

suffix:

  • usage

Example Sentences

なんとかnantokaそこsokoでde支えよsasaeyo。入市irishiをwo許すyurusuなna。
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!
尚nao、会社説明会kaishasetsumeikai後goでもdemo、会社kaisha見学kengakuはha随時zuiji受け付けてuketsuketeおりますorimasu。
Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.
あa、ちょっとchottoタンマTANMA。クツKUTSUのnoヒモHIMOがgaほどけhodokeちゃったchatta。
Ah, hold a mo. My shoelace's come undone.
獲得kakutokuしたshita優先権yuusenkenをwo無駄にしないmudanishinaiためにtameni、そのままsonomama切らずkirazuにniお待ちomachiくださいkudasai。
Please hold the line so as not to lose your place in the queue.
心kokoroのno中nakaまでmade理解rikaiしてshite欲しいhoshiiとtoはha思っていませんomotteimasenがga、どうしたらdoushitara旦那dannaのno関心kanshinをwo得るeru事kotoがgaできるdekiruんnでしょうかdeshouka。
I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.

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