[おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ, oborerumonohawarawomotsukamu] (exp) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw
[つかみどころ, tsukamidokoro] (n) (1) (uk) point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; (2) hold; grip
[つかみどころがない, tsukamidokoroganai] (exp, adj-i) (uk) (See つかみ所・つかみどころ・1, つかみ所のない・つかみどころのない) vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
[つかみどころのない, tsukamidokorononai] (exp, adj-i) (uk) (See つかみ所・つかみどころ・1) vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
[ひとつかみ, hitotsukami] (n) handful
[ひっつかむ, hittsukamu] (v5m) to snatch (at); to grab
[むなぐらをつかむ, munagurawotsukamu] (exp, v5m) to grab someone by the collar; to grab someone by the lapels
[くうをつかむ, kuuwotsukamu] (exp, v5m) to grasp at the air
[てづかみ, tedukami] (n) grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
[しょうこをつかむ, shoukowotsukamu] (exp, v5m) to obtain evidence
[おおづかみ, oodukami] (adj-na, n) rough (estimate); generally
[つかみかかる, tsukamikakaru] (v5r) to grab at
[つかみあう, tsukamiau] (v5u, vi) to grapple
[つかみどり, tsukamidori] (n, vs) grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
[つかみだす, tsukamidasu] (v5s, vt) to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out of a house
[つかみなげ, tsukaminage] (n) lifting throw (sumo)
[つかむ, tsukamu] (v5m, vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P)
[なべつかみ, nabetsukami] (n) potholder; oven glove
[つかまえる, tsukamaeru] (v1, vt) to catch; to arrest; to seize; (P)
[つかまる, tsukamaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (usu. 捕まる) to be caught; to be arrested; (2) (uk) (usu. 掴まる) to hold on to; to grasp; (3) (uk) to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); (4) (uk) to be detained by; (P)
[わしづかみ, washidukami] (n) grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold