| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 抱える | かかえる | to hold or carry under or in the arms; to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.); to employ, to engage, to hire |
| 抱負 | ほうふ | aspiration, ambition, pretension |
| 抱え | かかえ | armful; employee |
| 丸抱え | まるがかえ | completely financed, sponsored, under patronage |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう | patience, endurance |
| 抱き合う | だきあう | to embrace each other |
| 辛抱強い | しんぼうづよい | patient, persevering |
| 抱え込む | かかえこむ | to hold (carry) a thing in one's arm, to embrace (a baby), to take upon oneself |
| 抱き上げる | だきあげる | to hold up in one's arms |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう | embrace, hug, holding in one's arms |
