掴み

つかみ

grip

鷲掴み

わしづかみ

grabbing hold, eagle grip, tight hold

掴み金

つかみがね

handful of cash

掴み取る

つかみとる

to grasp, to get

高値掴み

たかねづかみ

buying near the top of the market

掴み投げ

つかみなげ

lifting throw

掴み取り

つかみどり

grabbing, taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand

掴み掛かる

つかみかかる

to grab at

掴みかかる

つかみかかる

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

掴む

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

引っ掴む

ひっつかむ

to snatch (at), to grab

空を掴む

くうをつかむ そらをつかむ

to grasp at the air

コツを掴む

こつをつかむ コツをつかむ

to get the hang of, to learn the secret to

一休み

ひとやすみ

(short) rest, breather, break

一撮み

ひとつまみ いちつまみ

pinch (of something), one piece

一飲み

ひとのみ いちのみ

swallowing in one gulp, downing, mouthful, bite

一刻み

ひときざみ

top-notch

藁をも掴む

わらをもつかむ

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

to have something on someone, to catch someone out, to trip someone up, to have evidence, to get a lead