particularity, innateness

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

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

Australia (a continent and country in Oceania)

raccoon dog / wild cat

a raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides / (figuratively) a person who pretends to be good but in fact is cunning (compare English sly fox)

(archaic, obsolete) a raccoon dog / (archaic, obsolete) the hair of a raccoon dog, used for making brushes

(dated, dialectal, Western Japan, chiefly Kansai) a raccoon dog / (dated, dialectal, Kansai) Short for 狸饂飩 (tanoki-udon) and 狸蕎麦 (tanoki-soba): styles of various noodle dishes

an attack