Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

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to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

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      ()きるために必死(ひっし)命綱(いのちづな)()()

      Desperately cling to the lifeline in order to survive. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

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      一人(ひとり)強盗(ごうとう)(さん)()(にん)警察官(けいさつかん)()()いています。

      Three or four police officers are grappling with a single robber. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

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      (うみ)(おぼ)れた海水浴(かいすいよく)(きゃく)が、()()まれた()()()()いた。

      The beachgoer who drowned at sea clung to the lifebuoy that was thrown in. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

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      この問題(もんだい)(むずか)しすぎて、どう頑張(がんば)っても()()きようがありません。

      This problem is too difficult, no matter how hard I try, I can't even begin to tackle it. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

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      (いえ)改築(かいちく)工事(こうじ)()()(はや)いか、施工(しこう)箇所(かしょ)不具合(ふぐあい)()つかった。

      No sooner had we begun the renovation work on the house than we found a problem in the construction site. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

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