maintenance; preservation; improvement
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
retention; maintenance; preservation
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
bringing; taking; carrying
pride; dignity; self-respect
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
things at hand; personal belongings
maintaining the status quo
money in one's possession
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
long-awaited; much-awaited
protracted war; war of attrition
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
faith-healing; incantation
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
holding on to; sticking to
Peace Preservation Act (1925)
defend and maintain; support; protection
confidentiality; nondisclosure
imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
health maintenance; health preservation
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
illegal possession; unlawful possession
needle holder; needle driver
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
non-support; disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)
bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe
broad support; wide-ranging support
illegal possession; unlawful possession
Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
dogged perseverance; untiring patience
champion; (championship) title holder
freshness assured through this date
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
supportive care; supportive therapy
buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)
carrier of an infection (esp. hepatitis)
water bottle (of a monk, nun, etc.); flask; (arch.) vase
lower support level (esp. share prices); lower support line
support (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)
securing rights and profits
sustainable cell rate; SCR
support line; support level; supporting wire; subsidiary wire
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
residence permit holder; legal foreign resident
sustained virological response; SVR
the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
track and hold unit; track and store unit
to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence
price-keeping operation; PKO
jigo; go game resulting in a tie or a draw