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綱
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reins; bridle
Examples
競馬の騎手は、レースが始まる前、はやる馬を抑えて、手綱を握りしめる。
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
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control; the reins (on)
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rope; cord; line
Examples
綱は張りすぎて切れた。
The rope broke under the strain.
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Sumo
grand champion's braided belt
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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism
Examples
彼女は網を張らないで綱渡りに挑んだ。
She dared to walk the tightrope without a net.
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Idiomatic expression
treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
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tug of war
Examples
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
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forward puller (of a rickshaw)
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Sumo
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion
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best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
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general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
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three bonds (in Confucianism: master and servant, father and son, husband and wife)