ichidan verb, transitive verb
scrape together; rake up; gather up
Implies gathering scattered things hastily or with effort, often using hands or a tool. Used for both physical objects and abstract things like money or information.
落ち葉をかき集めて焚き火をした。
We raked up fallen leaves and made a bonfire.
彼は借金を返
He scraped together all the money he had to pay off his debt.