維持【いじ】
maintenance, preservation, improvement
支持【しじ】
support, backing, endorsement, approval, propping up, holding up, support
気持ち【きもち】
feeling, sensation, mood, state of mind, preparedness, readiness, attitude, thought, sentiment, consideration, solicitude, gratitude, slightly, a bit, a little
持ち【もち】
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user, wear, durability, life, charge, expense, draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
持ち込む【もちこむ】
to bring in, to take in, to carry in, to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.), to bring, to lodge (a complaint), to propose (e.g. a project), to bring (to another stage), to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
持続【じぞく】
continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
持つ【もつ】
to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
堅持【けんじ】
holding on to, sticking to
持ち主【もちぬし】
owner, proprietor, possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
持参【じさん】
bringing, taking, carrying
長持ち【ながもち】
long-lasting, long-wearing, wears well, nagamochi, large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
持久【じきゅう】
endurance, persistence
持ち物【もちもの】
one's property, personal effects, one's belongings
持ち上げる【もちあげる】
to elevate, to raise, to lift up, to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
力持ち【ちからもち】
muscleman, strong man
持ち直す【もちなおす】
to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
受け持ち【うけもち】
charge (of something), matter in one's charge, (one's) assignment, (one's) job
受け持つ【うけもつ】
to take (be in) charge of