持

bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)

sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)

Sumo

rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony

at company's expense

UN peacekeeping forces

emergency bag; survival kit

having one's own premises

Historical term; Abbr. of 部屋持ち女郎

Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in a brothel

silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; white croaker

Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)

vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish

to entertain one's guests; to keep a group entertained

entertaining guests

support group

men's; for men

great popularity

broad support; wide-ranging support

conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.)

holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)

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

to keep everybody entertained

peacekeeping force

disapproval rating

to have in common; to share

illegal possession; unlawful possession

Finance

long position; overbought position

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

having leaves and branches loaded with snow

snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop

bearing capacity

Medicine

(an) epileptic