モチ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user
2. wear; durability; life
also written as 保ち
3. charge; expense
Noun
Literary
4. draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
rich person
wooden carrying box
rich person
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
trademark gag; trademark routine
good feeling
long position; overbought position
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
very rich person; the super rich
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
hot topic; talk of the town
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
muscleman; strong man
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
holding two or more positions concurrently
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
amount of time one has
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
one's (own) house
one's (own) house
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
hot-tempered person
man with wife and kids
cards in one's hand; one's hand
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
moderately wealthy person
stock holdings; one's shares
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
married man or woman; housekeeping
delivery person (of food)
potluck
for women; women's article
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
swordbearer
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
person with a family; family man
serving a master; employee
serving a master; employee
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
It's on me
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
homeowner; head of a household
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
taking turns; in rotation
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
horses owned; horse owned
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
samurai attached to a daimyo
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
steadiness (of market price); holding; no change
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
intolerable; disgusting
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment
having leaves and branches loaded with snow; snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
at company's expense
entertaining guests
men's; for men
character one plays as (in a fighting game)
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.); holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
cantilever
(an) epileptic
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
vote-assignment; assigning votes (e.g. to UN member countries)
short position; oversold position
forbidden to take out (e.g. of a book in a library)
moneyed man
Everything depends on how you look at it
returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt
position
base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend
having no way to deal with something
footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear; professional jester
chaplet (metallurgy)
having a card in one's hand that matches the bottom card of the draw pile
spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
Examples (1 in total)
They have twelve children.