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握る にぎる N3

  1. to clasp; to clutch; to grasp; to grip
  2. to be the key; to be the reason; to have (e.g. the solution); to hold (the answer)
  3. to control; to dominate; to hold (the reins); to seize (power)
  4. to form (with one's hands); to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to mold; to mould; to press into shape

主導権を握る しゅどうけんをにぎる

  1. to seize the initiative

権力を握る けんりょくをにぎる

  1. to seize power

勝敗の鍵を握る しょうはいのかぎをにぎる

  1. to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory

手に汗を握る てにあせをにぎる

  1. to be in breathless suspense; to sit on the edge of one's seat

財布の紐を握る さいふのひもをにぎる

  1. to hold the purse strings

政権を握る せいけんをにぎる

  1. to assume the reins of government; to come to power

鍵を握る かぎをにぎる

  1. to hold the key (to)

拳を握る こぶしをにぎる

  1. to clench one's fist; to make a fist

弱みを握る よわみをにぎる

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