Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
2. to pass; to hand; to give
3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
6. to take away; to steal; to rob
7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
12. to record; to take down
13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
14. to order; to have delivered
15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play