maintenance; preservation; improvement
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
retention; maintenance; preservation
pride; dignity; self-respect
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
bringing; taking; carrying
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
maintaining the status quo
things at hand; personal belongings
money in one's possession
long-awaited; much-awaited
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
protracted war; war of attrition
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva)
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
defend and maintain; support; protection
confidentiality; nondisclosure
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
health maintenance; health preservation
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
illegal possession; unlawful possession
needle holder; needle driver
non-support; disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
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
bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home
broad support; wide-ranging support
illegal possession; unlawful possession
sustainable development goals; SDGs
freshness assured through this date
champion; (championship) title holder
Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
object held in the hand of a Buddhist image; attribute of a deity
freshness preservation (of food)
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
dogged perseverance; untiring patience
supportive care; supportive therapy
imperial protector monk; monk who performed rituals for the wellbeing of the imperial household
buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)
provider of living expenses; financial provider
carrier of an infection (esp. hepatitis)
water bottle (of a monk, nun, etc.); flask; (arch.) vase
lower support level (esp. share prices); lower support line
support (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)
sustainable cell rate; SCR
support line; support level; supporting wire; subsidiary wire
securing; possession; enjoyment (of rights, benefits, etc.)
sustainability subsidy (for businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
residence permit holder; legal foreign resident
freshness-preserving agent
sustained virological response; SVR
persistent depressive disorder; PDD
persistent depressive disorder; PDD
track and hold unit; track and store unit
the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence
price-keeping operation; PKO
maintenance of public order
jigo; game resulting in a tie or a draw
taking charge; presiding over