Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on · to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture · to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto be caught; to be arrested · to hold on to; to grasp · to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of · to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) · to captivate; to move (one's heart)

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended · to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcapture; seizure; prehension; trapping · apprehension; understanding; grasp

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbgrasping (a meaning)

Nounscavenger

Nouninterpretation; perception; understanding

Noungrasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

Nountrying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto impress; to charm

Nounkey to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto grasp the meaning

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto be seized with fear; to be seized with panic