頭を捻る

あたまをひねる

to puzzle over, to think deeply about, to wrack one's brains over

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

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

捻り手

ひねりて

twisting techniques

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)

下手捻り

したてひねり

twisting underarm throw

上手捻り

うわてひねり

twisting overarm throw

合掌捻り

がっしょうひねり

clasped-hand twist down

捻り潰す

ひねりつぶす ねじりつぶす

to pinch and crush, to pinch out

小手捻り

こてひねり

arm-locking twist down

捻出

ねんしゅつ

contriving (to raise funds), working out (a solution)

捻る

ひねる

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

捻転

ねんてん

twisting, torsion

捻軍

Nian Rebellion (of China; 1851-1868)

捻挫

ねんざ

sprain

揉捻

じゅうねん

rolling freshly-picked tea-leaves; crushing tea