間を持たす

まをもたす

to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)

間を持つ

まをもつ

to have a controlling presence, to have a certain aura

花を持たせる

はなをもたせる

to let someone have the credit for (a success), to let someone else carry the flowers

気を持たせる

きをもたせる

to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone's hopes

持たせる

もたせる

to have someone hold something, to allow someone to keep something

含みを持たせる

ふくみをもたせる

to hint at something

間を取る

あいだをとる まをとる

to take the middle (between the two), to split the difference

満を持する

まんをじする

to have readied a bow and stand at ready, to watch for an opportunity, to wait until the time is ripe

間が持たない

まがもたない

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

持ち時間

もちじかん

amount of time one has

持続時間

じぞくじかん

time duration

気を持たす

きをもたす

to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone's hopes

お持たせ

おもたせ

gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

持たざる

もたざる

have-not

手間を取る

てまをとる

to be detained, to take time

時間を作る

じかんをつくる

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

間を開ける

まをあける あいだをあける

to leave space (between)

時間をとる

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

時間を守る

じかんをまもる

to be punctual