腕をこまねく

うでをこまねく うでをこまぬく

to look on with arms folded

手を束ねて

てをつかねて

doing nothing, folding one's arms

手を抜く

てをぬく

to ease up (on an opponent), to cut corners, to be shoddy

手を引く

てをひく

to withdraw from (a deal), to wash one's hands of

手を叩く

てをたたく

to clap

手をつく

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

手を焼く

てをやく

not know what to do with, to be at a loss with, to have difficulty with, to be put out

手を突く

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

手を尽くす

てをつくす

to try all possible means

両手を突く

りょうてをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

屁をこく

へをこく

to fart, to break wind

ねじを巻く

ねじをまく

to wind (e.g. a watch)

駄々をこねる

だだをこねる

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

手ぐすね引く

てぐすねひく

to be ready and waiting for, to be on the alert for

くねくね

クネクネ ぐねぐね グネグネ

winding, meandering, wriggling, wiggling, waving, swaying, twisting and turning

ねんねこ

short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

赤子の手をひねる

あかごのてをひねる あかごのてをねじる

exceptionally easy (like taking candy from a baby), as easy as twisting a baby's hand

手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything, to leave no stone unturned

決め手を欠く

きめてをかく

to be lacking a trump card, to be lacking conclusive evidence