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大口を大口をたたくおおぐちをたたくおおくちをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #45950
1

to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

き返すたたきかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #49080
1

to knock back; to strike back

2

to beat in revenge

き上げたたき上げたきあげNounFreq #53306
1

working one's way up

Examples
彼はいわゆるたたき上げだ。
He is what we call a self-made man.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

self-made person; veteran

き殺すたきころTransitiveGodan verbFreq #60109
1

to beat to death

肩たたきたたたきNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #71193
1

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders

2

tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign

き売るたたき売るたたきうるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #75575
1

to sell at a loss

2

to sell cheaply

3

to sell off; to dispose (of)

大枚をはたく大枚をたいまいをはたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #78209
1

to spend a fortune; to pay a high price

たたき台き台敲き台たきだいNounFreq #84572
1

chopping block

2

Business

springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

き上げるたたき上げるきあげるたきあげIntransitiveTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #89510
1

to work one's way up

Examples
リンカーン大統領は、いわゆるたたき上げの人だった。
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
石橋をいて渡る石橋をたたいて渡るいしばしをたたいてわたるExpressionFreq #94911
1

Idiomatic expression

being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

Examples
石橋をたたいて渡れ
Look before you leap.
ハエたたき (ハエ)ハエえたたき (き/蠅叩き)ハエタタキNounUsually kanaFreq #96939
1

fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat

き売りたたき売りたきうりNounFreq #97682
1

sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale

2

energetically touting goods while reducing price bit by bit

電卓をでんたくをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #103089
1

to use a calculator

2

to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

はたきをかけるはたきを掛けるハタキを掛けるきをかけるきを掛けるExpressionUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #109465
1

to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster

き込みはたき込みたきこみNounFreq #126781
1

Sumo

slapdown

き消すたたきけすGodan verbFreq #143824
1

to beat out (a fire)

肉たたきにくたたきNounFreq #162549
1

meat tenderizer; meat mallet

き大工たたき大工たきだいくNounFreq #208452
1

clumsy carpenter

日本日本たたきにほんたたきNounFreq #221144
1

Japan bashing

き牛蒡たきごぼうNounFreq #267633
1

burdock root seasoned with sesame

売りりたたTransitiveGodan verbFreq #292295
1

to beat down prices

けよさらば開かれんけよ然らば開かれんたたけよさらばひらかれんExpressionFreq #308986
1

Proverb; From Matthew 7:7

knock, and it shall be opened unto you; God answers prayers

けば埃が出るけばホコリが出るたたけばほこりがでるExpression
1

Proverb

scratch the surface and you will find dirt; look close enough and you will find the flaws; hit something and dust comes out

もぐらたたきもぐらモグラ土竜NounUsually kana
1

(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole