Last Updated:2025/11/23

(physiology, dated) To restrain one's urge to urinate. / (idiomatic) To be patient; to control one's impulses.

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hold one's water

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hold one's water

Verb
dated idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(生理学的・古い表現)尿意を抑える、排尿衝動を自制する / (慣用表現)忍耐する、欲求や衝動を抑制する
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長時間トイレに行けない列車の遅延中、乗客は尿意をこらえるのに苦労した。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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