1 to hold

2 to contain

3 to grasp

4 to take hold of

5 handle

6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object

7 classifier for objects with handle

8 classifier for small objects: handful

1 conservative

2 to guard

3 to keep

1 to hold fast to

2 to stick to

1 to guard

2 to defend

3 to keep watch

4 to abide by the law

5 to observe (rules or ritual)

6 nearby

7 adjoining

1 to wait for

2 to expect

3 to keep watch

4 to watch over

5 to nurse

1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)

1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

1 One key opens one lock.

2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

1 What brings you here? (idiom)

1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off

3 to go for wool and come back shorn