Translation Japanese English: 長める

1 affirm, confirm, corroborate, get, have, hold, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, nourish, nurture, prolong, substantiate, suffer, support, sustain.

2 assert, asseverate, bear, bear out, carry, claim, contain, corroborate, hold, hold back, hold up, keep, keep back, keep up, maintain, prolong, retain, support, sustain, take, take hold, underpin, uphold.

3 assure, bear on, carry on, conserve, continue, ensure, guarantee, insure, keep, keep on, keep up, maintain, preserve, prolong, retain, secure, sustain, undertake, uphold, vouch, warrant.

4 bear, bear on, carry, carry on, conserve, continue, defend, go along, go on, hold, keep, keep on, keep up, maintain, observe, preserve, proceed, prolong, remain firm, retain, stand, stay fresh, sustain, uphold.

5 bear on, carry on, continue, go along, go on, hang in, hang on, hold, hold on, keep, keep on, keep up, maintain, observe, persevere, persist, preserve, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain, uphold.

6 broaden, defer, develop, elongate, extend, hold over, keep up, make grow, postpone, prolong, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, roll out, set back, shelve, straighten, stretch, stretch out, sustain, table, uncoil, unfold, widen.

7 cart, drag, draw, draw out, extend, extract, force, hale, haul, keep up, prolong, protract, pull, pull out, pull up, stretch, sustain, take out, tug.

8 conserve, follow, keep abreast, keep up, maintain, preserve, prolong, sustain.

9 continue, endure, go along, go on, hold, keep, keep up, last, maintain, observe, proceed, prolong, sustain.

10 defer, delay, detain, dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, draw out, elongate, extend, hold over, hold up, keep up, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, shillyshally, spin, spin out, stall, stretch, stretch out, sustain, table, unfold.

11 drag, keep up, lug, prolong, sustain, tote, tug.

12 draw out, extend, keep up, lengthen, prolong, protract, sustain.