yet, still / Indicating it hasn't been a long time since something happened. / Indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others.

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

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

a female given name

Japanese poetry, waka / tanka: 31-mora poetry having the pattern 5-7-5 7-7

mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas / attention, mind, interest / heart, feelings, emotion, emotional state / wholeheartedness, sincerity, true heart