Common Words by Reading

つかまえる
つかまる
46.1%
to catch ②to grab ③to catch hold of (someone) ④towards (someone)
to be caught ②to hold on to ③to find (e.g. proof) ④to be detained by
to catch ②to grab ③to catch hold of (someone) ④towards (someone)
to be caught ②to hold on to ③to find (e.g. proof) ④to be detained by
34.0%
capture ②apprehension
prisoner (of war)
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel)
らえる
らわれる
18.6%
to catch ②to grasp (e.g. meaning) ③to captivate
to be caught ②to be seized with (fear, etc.)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)
capturing alive (an animal or person)
to be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.) ②to be able to catch
to arrest ②to call
mousetrap ②rat poison ③speed trap ④Japanese rat snake
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.)
fishing, esp. using a net or trap
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
policeman ②art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
(game of) catch-the-child
とらえる
とらわれる
1.3%
to catch ②to grasp (e.g. meaning) ③to captivate
to be caught ②to be seized with (fear, etc.)
Others
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers) ②detective's memoirs
techniques for arresting criminals (Edo period)