This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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捕らえる

捕える、捉える
v1
vt
とらえる
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
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捕捉

捕そく
ほそく
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding
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意味を捉える

いみをとらえる
to grasp the meaning
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言葉尻を捉える

言葉尻をとらえる、言葉尻を捕らえる
ことばじりをとらえる
to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up
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手づかみ

手掴み、手捉み
てづかみ
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
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心を捉える

こころをとらえる
to impress; to charm
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捉え所の無い

捉え所のない、捕らえ所の無い、捕らえ所のない
とらえどころのない
subtle; elusive; slippery
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掴む

摑む、攫む、把む、捉む
つかむ
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
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把捉

はそく
grasping (a meaning)
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捕まえる

捉まえる、掴まえる
v1
vt
つかまえる
to catch; to arrest; to seize