(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(literary) they (about women or girls)

independence, autonomy, self-reliance

live independently, stand on one's own two feet

psyche; spirit; soul; mind; will

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

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

(literary) they (about women or girls)