handle; grip; knob
beginning; outset; start · first impression; initial approach; first thing one encounters · affability; approachability
grapple; scuffle; tussle
reserve; spare · treasured; valued · ace up one's sleeve; trump card
cling to; hold on to; grip · set about; begin; undertake · take hold of; possess; haunt · approach; deal with
cash-in-hand payment; under-the-table payment
remove; get rid of; clear away; tear down
grapple with; wrestle with; engage in a bout · tackle (a problem); come to grips with; work hard on
old; aged; elderly
affected; pretentious
scold severely; tell off; take to task
reserve; spare; set aside · treasured; prized; cherished · ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret weapon
fetch; go and get
Standard kanji spelling for this emphatic prefix.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 取っ.
Derived from the verb prefix 取り (tori-), with a sound change to 取っ (to'-) for emphasis. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it likely arose from colloquial contraction.