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持て モテ

  1. being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked

持てる もてる N1

  1. to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
  2. to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be popular; to be welcomed; to be well liked
  3. to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
  4. held; possessed
  5. affluent; rich; wealthy

持て成す もてなす N1

  1. to be hospitable to; to entertain; to make welcome; to receive; to treat (a guest)

持て成し もてなし

  1. entertainment; hospitality; reception; service; treatment
  2. (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

持てはやす もてはやす

  1. to lionise; to lionize; to make much of; to praise extravagantly

持てる者 もてるもの

  1. (the) haves; those who have

持てる者と持たざる者 もてるものともたざるもの

  1. haves and have-nots

持て余す もてあます

  1. to be beyond one's control; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to not know what to do with

持て持て もてもて

  1. popular; sexy; well-liked

お持て成し おもてなし

  1. entertainment; hospitality; reception; service; treatment
  2. (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
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