to hit ②to strike (noon, etc.) ③to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ④to move

to launch ②(of waves) to dash ③to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament) ④to report (to boss, etc.)

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake) ②to hit (a ball, etc.) ③to fire into (e.g. a crowd) ④to input (data)

to smash

advance arrangements ②overlap (of a coat, etc.) ③making something match exactly

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.) ②draw

to break

to knock down ②to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally)

to conquer (e.g. an enemy) ②to overcome (a difficulty) ③to out-hit

exchange of blows

to confide

to hit each other

to knock down

to return a blow repeat

personal combat

surprise attack

crossing swords ②competing against

to pound away

clicking one's tongue ②smacking one's lips (with relish)

way to do (something)

calculation

overthrow

repeated blows ②consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

batter's box

hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.)

blow ②batting

batter

break in the deadlock

breaking down

heavy blow

batting lineup (line-up)

hitting

round-up (e.g. of criminals)

pinch-hitting

safe hit

runs batted in ②position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

batting order

batting form

chopping ②base hit

percussion ②sounding out (someone's intentions)

main performer ②rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

flint

flat cap

stoning ②rock fight ③custom by which neighbors or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night

swordsmith

pile-driving

katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)

placing of concrete

colorful wedding kimono

patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar

to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.) ②to speak frankly, holding nothing back ③to throw out (everything inside)

to unsheath a sword

haori coat used by soldiers