捻り手

ひねりて

twisting techniques

小手捻り

こてひねり

arm-locking twist down

下手捻り

したてひねり

twisting underarm throw

捻り

ひねり

ingenuity, sophistication (e.g. of writing style)

一捻り

ひとひねり いちひねり

a reworking, a pushover

頭捻り

ずぶねり

head pivot throw

首捻り

くびひねり

head-twisting throw

お捻り

おひねり

wrapped offering (of money)

腕捻り

かいなひねり

two-handed arm twist down

上手

じょうず

upper stream, upper course of a river

下手上手

へたうま ヘタウマ

at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad, crude but charming (of artwork, etc.), poorly made but captivating

上手下手

じょうずへた

differences in skill

捻り出す

ひねりだす

to work out, to think up, to devise, to manage (somehow), to summon up (e.g. courage)

捻り潰す

ひねりつぶす ねじりつぶす

to pinch and crush, to pinch out

合掌捻り

がっしょうひねり

clasped-hand twist down

やりくり上手

やりくりじょうず

being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things

気配り上手

きくばりじょうず

being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person

世渡り上手

よわたりじょうず

having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan

捻る

ひねる

to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)