イジ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. maintenance; preservation; improvement
Energy is needed just to maintain that body.
Pitch accent
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ジ
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
maintaining the status quo
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
maintenance costs
Examples (27 in total)
We continue to make efforts to maintain a certain level.
I have to maintain my figure, for the fans' sake too.
Even so, efforts were made to maintain military strength.
We must keep law and order.
We must keep up the family traditions.
What do you do to stay in shape?
He maintained a steady speed on the highway.
We should keep up friendly relations with neighboring countries.
Walking is the best way to stay healthy.
However, the brain's function is limited to maintaining life.
We build and maintain relationships with others.
Holding my speed, I charge into the corner.
Women use talking to maintain personal relationships.
The police are responsible for the maintenance of law and order.
The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
I keep fit by jogging every morning.
We must maintain the amicable relations between Japan and the U.S.
And so we held that position for a while.
I don't know how long this situation can be maintained.
Energy is needed just to maintain that body.
I was able to observe the subject calmly, keeping an objective standpoint.
We should make every effort to maintain world peace.
In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
If that happens, we certainly cannot earn enough income just to maintain the shrine.
Each country also budgets for and maintains the academies located within its own territory.
She devotes all her time outside her part-time job to studying and always keeps her grades at the top.