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