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取り, 取, とり
Noun, used as a suffix
1. taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day
3. active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
Prefix, before a verb
4. emphatic or formal prefix
取り, 取, どり
Noun, used as a suffix, after a quantity
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
Obsolete term
3. person receiving this amount of money as a salary
取る, とる
Conjugated: 取り
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to hold
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
肉から脂身を取りなさい。
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取り組む, 取組む, とりくむ
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
2. to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
そろそろ本気で仕事に取り組むころだよ。
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取り上げる, とりあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to pick up
sometimes written as 採り上げる
2. to adopt (a proposal), to take up (a topic), to accept, to listen to
3. to take issue with, to make a problem of, to bring up (as a point of criticism)
4. to report (news), to cover, to feature
5. to take away, to confiscate, to deprive (someone) of, to revoke, to disqualify, to cancel
彼女はガラスの花瓶を取り上げた。
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取り戻す, とりもどす
Godan verb, Transitive
to take back, to get back, to regain, to recover, to restore, to recoup
私たちは、失った時間を取り戻さなくてはならない。
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取り組み, 取組, 取組み, 取り組, とり組み, とりくみ
1. effort, initiative, dealing with, grappling with, wrestling with
oft. 取組 when in ref. to sumo
2. bout (in sports, etc.), match
社長が社員の主体的な取り組みを促した。
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取り入れる, とりいれる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to take in, to gather in
also written as 採り入れる
2. to adopt (e.g. an idea), to accept (e.g. advice), to introduce (e.g. technology), to borrow (e.g. a word)
occ. written as 穫り入れる
3. to harvest, to reap
洗濯物を中へ取り入れて下さい。
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取り除く, 取除く, とり除く, 取りのぞく, とりのぞく
Godan verb, Transitive
to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
私は庭から雑草を取り除いた。
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取り出す, 取出す, 取りだす, とり出す, とりだす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to take out, to produce, to pick out
2. to fetch, to retrieve
もう一つの面白いエネルギー源は、放射能の廃棄物質から取り出せる熱である。
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取り方, 撮り方, 採り方, 取方, 撮方, とりかた
way of taking (e.g. photographs), manner of taking, how to take
私は食事のとり方を変えるべきですか。
とりあえず, 取りあえず, 取り敢えず
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. first of all, at once, right away
2. for now, for the time being, tentatively
3. anyway
とりあえずこれをやってしまおう。
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取り揃える, 取りそろえる, とりそろえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set), to gather, to put together
取り付ける, 取付ける, とりつける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to install, to fit, to fix, to set up, to furnish, to equip
2. to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.), to get, to secure (a contract, support, etc.)
3. to patronize (a shop), to buy usually (from the same store)
彼は壁に本棚を取り付けた。
取り扱い, 取扱い, 取り扱, 取扱, とりあつかい
treatment, service, handling, management
先生は彼女に正当な取り扱いをしなかった。
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取り消す, 取消す, とりけす
Godan verb, Transitive
to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke
ごめん、取り消すよ。
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取り込む, 取込む, 取りこむ, とりこむ
Godan verb, Transitive, See 採り込む
1. to take in, to bring in, to adopt (e.g. behaviour), to introduce
Computer terminology
2. to capture (e.g. image), to import
3. to win over, to please, to curry favour with, to flatter
4. to defraud of, to swindle, to embezzle
Intransitive
5. to be busy, to be in confusion, to have trouble
もし雨になったら洗濯物を取り込んでね。
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取り掛かる, 取りかかる, とりかかる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to begin (doing), to start, to set about, to get down to
彼は犬小屋作りに取りかかった。
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取り扱う, とりあつかう
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to handle, to operate (a machine, etc.), to use
2. to deal with (an issue), to manage
3. to treat (someone), to deal with (someone)
4. to deal in, to carry, to sell
算数は数を取り扱う。
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とりわけ, 取り分け, 取分け
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. especially, particularly, above all
2. portioning out (servings of food)
とりわけ子供たちは愛情を必要とする。
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取り調べ, 取調べ, 取調, とりしらべ
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
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取り巻く, 取巻く, 取りまく, とりまく
Godan verb, Transitive
to surround, to encircle, to enclose
音楽は空気のように我々の生活を取り巻いている。
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取引先, 取り引き先, とりひきさき
customer, client, client company, business connection, trade partner
営業員をこの新しい取引先に派遣してください。
取り壊す, 取り毀す, とりこわす
Godan verb, Transitive
to demolish, to tear down, to pull down
その古い建物は取り壊された。
取り囲む, 取囲む, とりかこむ
Godan verb, Transitive
to surround, to crowd around, to gather around, to encircle, to besiege
彼は群衆に取り囲まれた。
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先取り, 先どり, 先取, さきどり
Takes suru, Transitive
1. receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest), taking before others
2. anticipation, being ahead of (e.g. the times)
Computer terminology
3. prefetch
Linguistics terminology
4. anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
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段取り, 段どり, だんどり
Takes suru
programme, program, plans, arrangements
リンダの先学期の成績が非常に良かったので、私は彼女がヨーロッパに行けるよう段取りをした。
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やりとり, やり取り, 遣り取り
Takes suru, Transitive, Usually in kana
giving and taking, exchange (of letters), arguing back and forth, (conversational) exchange
目の前で繰り広げられるやり取りは、俺が入り込む隙なんて一ミリもない。
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