持ち切り

もちきり

hot topic, talk of the town

持ち回る

もちまわる

to carry about

持ち寄る

もちよる

to gather (bringing something), to gather (to exchange something)

持ち帰る

もちかえる

to bring back, to carry home, to take out (e.g. food)

持ち去る

もちさる

to take away, to carry away

持ち

もち

hold, charge, keep possession, in charge

気持ちを切り替える

きもちをきりかえる

to change one's mood; to shift emotional gears; to put one's feelings behind one; to move on (from a feeling)

断ち切る

たちきる

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)

打ち切る

うちきる

to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close

持ち合せる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ち替える

もちかえる

to change way one holds something (esp. transferring it from one hand to the other)

持ちかける

もちかける

to offer (a suggestion, etc.), to propose (an idea, etc.), to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

持ち堪える

もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against pressure), to withstand, to endure

持ち上がる

もちあがる

to be lifted, to be raised, to rise, to go up

持ち上げる

もちあげる

to elevate, to raise, to lift up

持ち添える

もちそえる

to hold an additional item in one's hand

持ち続ける

もちつづける

to hold onto (for a long period), to persist in, to maintain

持ち方

もちかた

way one holds (one's writing brush), how to hold (chopsticks)

刀持ち

かたなもち

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