(あいだ(P);あわい(ok)) (n-adv,n) (1) space (between); gap; interval; distance; (n-adv,n-t) (2) time (between); pause; break; (n-adv,n,n-t) (3) span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); (n-adv,n) (4) relationship (between, among); (5) members (within, among); (conj) (6) (あいだ only) (arch) due to; because of; (P) [EDICT]
(かん) (n,suf) (1) interval; period of time; (2) among; between; inter- [EDICT]
(けん) (n) (1) 1.818 m (6 shaku); (ctr) (2) counter used to number the gaps between pillars [EDICT]
(ま) (n) space; room; time; pause; (P) [EDICT]
(jiān, ㄐㄧㄢ) between; among; space; classifier for time intervals [CE-DICT]
(jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ) interstice; separate [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
(丹) (n) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion; (P) [EDICT]
(土) (n) (arch) soil (esp. reddish soil) [EDICT]
(尼) (n,n-suf) (abbr) (See 比丘尼) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) [EDICT]
(弐) (num) two (used in legal documents) [EDICT]
保つ
(たもつ) (v5t,vt) to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable; (P) [EDICT]