Opposite of 歯止め? According to WWWJDIC, is used as follows: > ; (exp,v1) to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to The English translations have a pretty good correspondence with the imagery, especially if you consider . Consider the opposite action: > To get things moving; to get it in drive; to weigh anchor; to find purchase; to stop spinning wheels; to find traction; to [actually] get started; to get underway What would be a Japanese expression that corresponds? , , , and all come to mind, but they're still not quite right. The physical lurch when a vehicle or mechanism starts delivering power is the key to all of these English expressions; I would like to get as close as possible while staying within natural expressions.

It would probably be , which means to spur, encourage, accelerate etc.