to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
to have the tables turned on one
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)