抱え

かかえ

armful

抱き抱える

だきかかえる

to hold, to carry, to embrace (in one's arms)

丸抱え

まるがかえ

completely financed, sponsored, under patronage

抱える

かかえる

to hold or carry under or in the arms

抱え主

かかえぬし

employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.), master, mistress

一抱え

ひとかかえ

armful, bundle

お抱え

おかかえ

personal (employee); employed; retained

抱え込む

かかえこむ

to hold a thing in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to embrace (e.g. a baby)

召し抱え

めしかかえ

mercenary troops

頭抱える

あたまかかえる

to be greatly perplexed, to be troubled

抱え上げる

かかえあげる

to gather up into one's arms, to lift, to carry

召し抱える

めしかかえる

to employ, to engage

腹を抱える

はらをかかえる

to roll around laughing, to fold up, to hold one's sides with laughter

膝を抱える

ひざをかかえる

to hug one's knees; to clasp one's arms around one's knees; to be lonely

引っ抱える

ひっかかえる

to hold tightly, to hold firmly

手植え

てうえ

planting personally

手応え

てごたえ

response, resistance, reaction, feedback

手控え

てびかえ

note, memorandum

爆弾を抱える

ばくだんをかかえる

to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off