| take hold | (v) assume control, Syn. take control, take charge |
| 仕切る | [しきる, shikiru] (v5r, vt) (1) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize; (2) to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility; (3) to settle accounts; (4) to toe the mark [Add to Longdo] |