also 取りつく · 取付く
- godan verb, intransitive to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
- to grapple
- to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
- also written as 取り憑く to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
- to obtain a clue; to get a lead