打

to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone

Original meaning

to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)

to clap one's hands in prayer

operating a cash register

to inject with a syringe

to be defeated

collision; bumping into

Abbreviation; Sumo

head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

to destroy

to inject a unit of dope

dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkake soba)

Colloquial

splashing on; splashing at

Slang; Vulgar expression or word

bukkake (ejaculation onto someone's face)

Idiomatic expression

to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

Proverb

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished

Proverb

tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

wavy hair

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt; without warning

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unreserved; without restraint; frank; blunt; direct

beginning; start; outset

to temper a sword; to forge a sword

random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

with (the sound of) clashing swords

(arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently

undressed concrete; unfaced concrete

(golf) driving range

to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel

Linguistics

negation; denial; negative

pile driver; pile-driver

women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

打ち掛け only

ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

Proverb

strike while the iron is hot

to hammer into place

Also うちどめる

to end (a performance)

to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down