Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1.  to support;  to maintain;  to provide for
2.  to bring up;  to raise;  to rear;  to feed
3.  to adopt (a child)
4.  to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.);  to develop;  to build up;  to foster
5.  to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)