This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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捻出

ねんしゅつ
contriving (to raise funds); working out (a solution)
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腸捻転

ちょうねんてん
volvulus; twisted loop in intestine
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捩る

捻る、拗る、捩じる、捻じる、拗じる
ねじる、よじる、もじる
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to make a pun; to torture; to wrest
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捻る

拈る、撚る
ひねる
to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); to puzzle over; to defeat easily
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捻挫

ねんざ
sprain
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捻転

ねんてん
twisting; torsion
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捻り

拈り、撚り
ひねり
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
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捻り手

ひねりて
twisting techniques
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捻り出す

ひねり出す
ひねりだす
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage (somehow); to summon up (e.g. courage)
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捻り潰す

ひねりつぶす
to pinch and crush; to pinch out