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掴むつかむCommon wordN3Verbsgrab; grasp; seize; catch hold of · obtain; acquire; get; win; capture · understand; grasp; comprehend
掴みつかみNounsgrip; grasp; hold · having all needed cards for a scoring combination in hand
鷲掴みわしづかみNounsgrabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
一掴みひとつかみNounsa handful (of) · grasping (with one hand); grabbing; taking a handful
尻尾を掴むしっぽをつかむN1Expressionshave something on someone; catch someone out; get evidence on someone
引っ掴むひっつかむVerbssnatch; grab
こつをつかむExpressionsget the hang of; learn the trick to
掴ませるつかませるVerbslet someone hold; make someone grasp · bribe; slip money to; pay off · pass off; foist on; palm off
掴みかかるつかみかかるVerbsgrab at; clutch at; grasp at
掴み上げるつかみあげるVerbsgrab and lift up; snatch up
掴み取るつかみとるVerbsgrasp; seize; grab hold of
掴み投げつかみなげNounslifting throw
溺れる者は藁をも掴むおぼれるものはわらをもつかむExpressionsa drowning man will clutch at a straw
空を掴むくうをつかむExpressionsgrasp at the air; try to catch the wind
胸ぐらを掴むむなぐらをつかむExpressionsgrab by the collar; seize by the lapels
藁をも掴むわらをもつかむExpressionsgrasp at straws; resort to desperate measures
襟首を掴むえりくびをつかむExpressionsgrab by the collar; seize by the scruff of the neck
証拠を掴むしょうこをつかむExpressionsobtain evidence; get proof
高値掴みたかねづかみNounsbuying near the top of the market