positive, affirmative

the usual, ordinary

attitude toward, stance / behavior, manner

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

affirmation

affirmation; assertion; positive

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend