もち

I

[持ち] **wear

/wéər/ 【U】(衣服などの)もち， 耐久力∥ They give good wear. それは持ちがいい.

¶→持ちがよい

¶→腹持ちのする昼食

II

[餅] rice cake

【U】【C】.

III

birdlime

【U】鳥もち；わな.

餅
sticky rice cake
黐
birdlime
勿
must not
do not
be not
持ち
hold
charge
keep possession
in charge
wear
durability
life
draw
usage (suff)

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I

もち

birdlime

〖U〗鳥もち；わな.

II

もち【持ち】

**wear

/wéər/ 〖U〗(衣服などの)もち， 耐久力

They give good wear. それは持ちがいい.

¶ → 持ちがよい

¶ → 腹持ちのする昼食

III

もち【餅】

rice cake

〖U〗〖C〗.

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I

もち【餅】

mochi; (a) rice cake; a cake [block] of pounded rice―hard when dry and uncooked―eaten baked, broiled or in soup, especially on festive occasions.

●丸めた餅 a rice ball.

●餅を搗(_つ)く pound steamed rice into cake; make rice cake.

●餅は餅屋. Every man to his trade [as his business lies]. 【諺】 | Every specialist has his own strong point.

餅網 a rice-cake toasting grid.

餅腹 《have》 one's stomach filled (to excess) with rice cake.

餅屋 a rice-cake dealer.

II

もち【黐】

1 birdlime; lime.

●もちで捕える lime 《a bird》

・もちで鳥をさす catch a bird with a limed pole.

●もちのような limy.

●竿にもちをつける lime a pole.

2 【植】 〔モチノキ〕 ⇒もちのき.

黐竿 a limed pole.

III

もち【持ち】

1 〔機能や品質が保持されること〕 wear; durability; life 《of a car》.

●持ちがよい[悪い] wear well [badly]; last [do not last] long [a long time]; be [be not] durable; have a long [limited] life

・定期的にメンテナンスをすれば 5 割方機械の持ちがよくなる. If serviced [maintained] at regular intervals, the machine's life will be 50 percent longer.

・この生地は持ちが悪かった. This cloth has worn badly.

・夏場は切り花の持ちがよくない. Cut flowers don't keep long in summer.

●持ちをよくする increase 《the fabric's》 wear resistance.

2 〔負担すること〕 charge.

●費用は自分持ちで at one's own expense [account].

●旅費は自分持ちだ. Each has to pay their own traveling expenses.

・費用は会社持ちだ. The expenses are defrayed by the company.

・費用は先方持ちです. They pay [are responsible for] the expenses.

3 〔所有すること〕

●ぜんそく持ち an asthmatic (patient)

・亭主持ち a married woman.

●持ち駒 ⇒もちごま

・持ち時間 ⇒もちじかん.

●女[男]持ちの時計 a woman's [man's] watch. [⇒おんなもの, おとこもの]

IV

もち

〔もちろん〕 of course; 《口》 natch.