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持ち直す[もちなおす] (mochinaosu)

improve; rally

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Meaning

持ち直す (もちなおす, mochinaosu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “improve; rally”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

株式かぶしき市場しじょうはなんとか持ち直もちなおした

The stock market managed to recover.

東京とうきょう証券しょうけん取引とりひき所しょは後場ごばの終わり値おわりねになって持ち直もちなおしました。

The Tokyo Stock Exchange rallied at the end of the day.

年末に一旦持ち直すが、年が明けて慶応元年(1865年)に入ると再び病状が悪化。

Though she recovered once at the end of the year, her condition deteriorated again when the new year 1865 began.

幕切れの「箱叩き」では、光秀がもうこれまでと謀反の心を、箱を持ち直す(または箱を叩く)ことで表す。

The ending, called 'hako tataki' (hitting the box), expresses Mitsuhide's decision to rebel, so much for being a loyal retainer, by taking the box afresh (or hitting the box).

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