► 動詞
保つ [(2)たもつ] meaning: maintain rank: 1
☆ 空調は部屋の温度を一定に保つ ⇨ The air conditioning maintains the constant room temperature
☆ 若さを保つ秘訣 ⇨ The secret to maintain youth
More examples:
- 患部を清潔に保つこと ⇨ Keep the wound clean, sanitary
 - 平常心を保つよう努力する ⇨ Work hard to maintain the normal, calm, mindset
 - 肌の潤いを保つクリーム ⇨ Cream to maintain moisture, suppleness of the skin
 - 塗料を均質に保つためにかき混ぜる ⇨ Stir paint to maintain its uniformity
 - 十分な車間距離を保つように ⇨ Maintain an ample distance between the car in front of you
 - 長時間寝るだけでは健康を保つには不十分だ ⇨ Sleeping long hours alone is not enough to maintain good health
 - 社会秩序を保つ ⇨ Maintain social orders
 - 空中で静止状態を保つ ⇨ Maintain complete stillness in the mid air