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捉える とらえる N2

  1. to arrest; to capture; to catch; to catch hold of; to grab; to seize
  2. to capture (e.g. features); to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive
  3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)

心を捉える こころをとらえる

  1. to charm; to impress

意味を捉える いみをとらえる

  1. to grasp the meaning

言葉尻を捉える ことばじりをとらえる

  1. to cavil at someone's words; to pounce on someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
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