Possession

"Possession" in Japanese

保持

hoji

(ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)

保有

hoyū

(ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)

保有物

hoyūbutsu

(something that is owned)

占領地

senryōchi

(a territory under the rule of another country)

憑依

hyōi

(the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)

所持

shoji

(ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)

所有

shoyū

(ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)

所有物

shoyūbutsu

(something that is owned)

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