握り拳

にぎりこぶし

clenched fist

ハンドルを握る

ハンドルをにぎる

to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

鍵を握る

かぎをにぎる

to hold the key

手を握る

てをにぎる

to join forces (with); to ally oneself (with); to hold hands

拳拳

respectfully; faithfully; seriously; reverently

寿司を握る

すしをにぎる

to make hand-rolled sushi

政権を握る

せいけんをにぎる

to come to power, to assume the reins of government

弱みを握る

よわみをにぎる

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

権力を握る

けんりょくをにぎる

to seize power

握る

にぎる

to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch

拳を打つ

けんをうつ

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

拳

けん こぶし

fist

手に汗を握る

てにあせをにぎる

to sit on the edge of one's seat, to be in breathless suspense

主導権を握る

しゅどうけんをにぎる

to seize the initiative

勝敗の鍵を握る

しょうはいのかぎをにぎる

to have the game in one's hands, to hold the key to victory

人の金玉を握る

ひとのきんたまをにぎる ひとのきんぎょくをにぎる

to grab a person by his vulnerable spot, to curry favour with one's superior, to curry favor with one's superior

財布の紐を握る

さいふのひもをにぎる

to hold the purse strings

空拳

くうけん

with bare hands, with or from nothing

拳固

げんこ

fist