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Japanese - English Dictionary - Words in Preoccupy [先取の言葉]

Preoccupy [先取]

Preoccupy
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
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[と(取)·り·つ(付)·く]
toritsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[と(取)·り·つ·く]
toritsuku
[とり(取)·つ(付)·く]
toritsuku

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
  2. to grapple
  3. to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
  4. to take hold of; to possess; to haunt (of a demon, thought, emotion, etc.)
  5. to obtain a clue; to get a lead
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[す(巣)·く(食)·う]
sukuu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[す(巣)·く·う]
sukuu

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to build (a nest); to nest
  2. to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
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tsukimatou
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[つ(付)·き·ま·と·う]
tsukimatou
[つ(付)·き·まと(纏)·う]
tsukimatou

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to follow around; to shadow; to tag along
  2. to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
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[つ(憑)·く]
tsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to possess; to haunt (as ～に憑く)
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[と(取)·り·つ(憑)·く]
toritsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to take hold of; to possess; to haunt (of a demon, thought, emotion, etc.)
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[と(取)·っ·つ(付)·く]
tottsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[と(取)·っ·つ·く]
tottsuku
[とっ(取)·つ(付)·く]
tottsuku

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
  2. to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
  3. to take hold of; to possess; to haunt (of an illness, demon, etc.)
  4. to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)
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