Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1.  to clasp;  to grasp;  to grip;  to clutch
2.  to hold (the answer);  to have (e.g. the solution);  to be the key;  to be the reason
3.  to seize (power);  to hold (the reins);  to dominate;  to control
4.  to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.);  to form (with one's hands);  to press into shape;  to mold;  to mould