手た繰ぐる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

haul in hand over hand; pull in; reel in

Physical action of pulling a rope, line, or similar object toward oneself by repeatedly grasping and pulling.

• 漁りょう師しが網あみを手た繰ぐる。

  The fisherman hauls in the net hand over hand.

• ロープを手た繰ぐって船ふねを岸きしに引ひき寄よせた。

  We hauled in the rope and pulled the boat to shore.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

trace back; retrace; unravel

Metaphorical use: following a sequence of events, memories, or connections backward, as if pulling a thread.

• 彼かれは記き憶おくを手た繰ぐって、事じ件けんのあった日ひを思おもい出だそうとした。

  He tried to retrace his memories and recall the day of the incident.

• 歴れき史しを手た繰ぐると、この町まちの成なり立たちがわかる。

  Tracing back the history reveals how this town came to be.