天下取り

てんかとり

rule over the whole country

取り下げ

とりさげ

withdrawal

取り下げる

とりさげる

to withdraw, to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

取り下ろす

とりおろす

to take down, to bring down, to lower

取り取り

とりどり とりとり

various

ぶら下がり取材

ぶらさがりしゅざい

doorstop interview, doorstep interview, on-the-move interview, informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

取り

とり どり

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee

下り

くだり

down-train (going away from Tokyo)

選り取り見取り

よりどりみどり

having one's choice

手取り足取り

てとりあしとり

attentively, with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching), patiently

大取りより小取り

おおとりよりことり

it is wiser to make money steadily over time, light gains make heavy purse, better small takings than a large win

選り取り

よりどり

picking and choosing

ちり取り

ちりとり

dustpan

切り取り

きりとり

cutting, tearing off, cutting off, clipping

借り取り

かりどり

borrowing without returning

刈り取り

かりとり

harvesting, reaping

やり取り

やりとり

giving and taking, exchange (of letters), arguing back and forth, (conversational) exchange

陣取り

じんとり

children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base

席取り

せきとり

taking (extra) seats, holding a seat (for a friend, etc.)