to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to surround; to crowd around
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
transactions; dealings; business
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to begin; to set about; to start
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
recovery; undoing; recall
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to shave off; to scrape off
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
treatment; service; handling; management
to have a meal; to take a meal
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
one's share; one's portion
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to lead someone around by the nose
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
control; management; supervision
to beat time; to mark time
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to investigate; to examine
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
debt collection; debt collector
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
an assortment; combination
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
overanxiety; needless worry
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to take command; to give direction
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to escape death; to be saved from death
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
to win the prize; to win the ring
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to be detained; to take time
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
namely; that is (to say); in other words
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
touché; you've got me there
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
son and heir; son who will succeed one
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to perceive; to understand
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
beginning; clue; starting point
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to exchange; to interchange
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to take up space; to occupy space
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to get a (driver's) license
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
colleagues; cronies; merry men
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
insect catching; bug catching
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
coherence; order; focus; point
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to rip out (and take); to tear out
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
one's daughter and heiress
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
as much as one can take or carry away
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
to call the roll; to take attendance
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
removal; dismantling; detaching
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
butterfly net; net for catching insects
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to escape death; to be saved from death
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
rule over the whole country
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to extort (money); to blackmail
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
taking up; winding; rolled paper
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
to take a roll call; to take the register
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
talented wrestler; good at manipulating (others); crafty person
downing an opponent by grabbing his leg
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to teach; to take a teaching job
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
order-taking; salesperson
learning from observing others
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
to book a seat; to take a seat
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
demountable; dismountable
servant in charge of footwear
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
gathering edible wild plants
to put together; to assemble
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
bill collection; bill collector
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
one's followers or hangers-on
to take down; to bring down; to lower
to eat too much of something; to overbook
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
layaway; lay-bye; layaway plan
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
to enlarge; to widen; to spread out
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to take to task; to take it out on
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
to be in confusion; to be busy
to extort; to shake down (for money)
excessive intake (e.g. coffee); overbooking
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta)
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
to capture; to occupy; to usurp
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to take the profit over the fame
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to keep everybody entertained
blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper
to shut in; to confine; to surround
to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)
prisoner's base (children's game); (arch.) man-eating monster
toilet (from which night-soil may be collected)
wrinkle reduction; rhytidoplasty
(computer) reader; reading device
outhouse (from which night-soil may be collected); privy
to release; to let go (of)
mounting bracket; metal part for mounting; metal fitting
brokering; broker; handing materials up a ladder (to a plasterer); assistant who hands things up a ladder (to a plasterer); pole used to hand things up a ladder
excessive yield; overharvest
fish served with white rice on New Year's eve
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
investigator; interrogator
key performer; last performer of the day
video taping (and storing)
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
diligent student; drudge; swot
give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard
store dealing in a particular item; distributor; service point; agency; office
user's manual; instruction manual
clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata; twice-boiled rice (for sick persons); (arch.) scoop for removing bilge water; (arch.) bailer
catching flies; fly-catcher; flytrap; jumping spider
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
water-drawing ceremony (performed at Tōdaiji on March 13); rite of drawing sacred water
caretaker; claimer; guarantor
spot removal, esp. from the skin; spot remover (carpets, etc.)
traveling around getting seal stamps (travelling)
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
to wring off; to wrest from
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
tar, nicotine stain removal
not losing out (to); holding one's own (against); comparing favorably (with); being a fair match (for)
getting advance notice of planned Diet questions
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
undergarment designed to soak up sweat
shōchū made from sake lees
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
etori (classic Japanese card game)
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
low-ranking unsalaried wrestler (ranked below juryo)
feed-in tariff system (e.g. solar power); fixed price purchase system
service point; agency; office
footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear
store dealing in a particular item; distributor; service point; agency; office
lively or quick witted person
renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
fictitious transaction; paper transaction
Securities and Exchange Act
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
to divide the spoils; to receive a share
to have (one's) time taken up
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
differential uptake (marketing); differential incorporation
particularly; in particular; especially
arbitrage; long-short trade; pairs trade; brokerage; brokering
read-write slot; read-write opening
substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
Magnetic Character Reader; MCR
read-write slot; read-write opening
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
divination based on laying out various items before a toddler and predicting his future based the items chosen
light chamfering (engineering)
mark scanning; optical mark reading
mark scanning; optical mark reading
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
pearl fishing; pearl diver
person who gathers night soil
night-soil man; night-soil woman; removal of night-soil
getting something for nothing
fixed-price purchase system (electricity); feed-in tariff system
rolled paper; roll of printing paper
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
optical character reader; OCR
optical character reader; OCR
programmable read-only memory; PROM
to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context
twice-boiled rice (for sick persons)
pole used to hand things up a ladder
erasable programmable read-only memory; EPROM
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road
to become a geisha; to work as a geisha