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ひねるCommon wordN3Verbstwist; turn; wrench · twist (a body part); bend; sprain · strangle; wring (a neck) · defeat easily; beat · make intricate; complicate; make peculiar · compose (a haiku, song, etc.) with effort · wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
捻出ねんしゅつNounsmanage to raise (funds); scrape together (money); find (time) · work out (a plan); devise (a solution); think out
捻挫ねんざCommon wordN1Nounssprain; twist; wrench
ひねりNounstwist; spin · ingenuity; sophistication; taste · monetary offering wrapped in paper · twisting throw (sumo)
捻転ねんてんNounstwisting; torsion
捻り出すひねりだすVerbswork out; think up; devise; come up with · scrape together; manage to find (money, time, etc.)
上手捻りうわてひねりNounsoverarm twisting throw
下手捻りしたてひねりNounstwisting underarm throw
合掌捻りがっしょうひねりNounsclasped-hand twist down
小手捻りこてひねりNounsarm-locking twist down
おひねりNounsmonetary gift wrapped in paper; paper-wrapped money offering
ひねくるVerbstwirl; spin; fiddle with · tweak; change; manipulate
ひねくれるVerbsbecome twisted; get bent out of shape · become perverse; get sulky; turn bitter
捻り手ひねりてNounstwisting techniques
ねじ曲がるねじまがるVerbsget twisted; get warped; get bent out of shape
捻じ桔梗ねじききょうNounstwisted Chinese bellflower crest
捻り潰すひねりつぶすVerbspinch and crush; crush by twisting
捻軍ねんぐんNounsNian Rebellion
捻髪音ねんぱつおんNounscrepitus; crepitation
揉捻じゅうねんNounsrolling freshly picked tea leaves; crushing tea
睾丸捻転症こうがんねんてんしょうNounstesticular torsion
精巣捻転症せいそうねんてんしょうNounstesticular torsion
腕捻りかいなひねりNounstwo-handed arm twist down
腸捻転ちょうねんてんNounsvolvulus; twisted intestine
頭を捻るあたまをひねるExpressionspuzzle over; rack one's brains; think deeply about
頭捻りずぶねりNounshead pivot throw
頸椎捻挫けいついねんざNounscervical sprain; whiplash
首捻りくびひねりNounshead-twisting throw