noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)

noun / ~する noun:

• blow; hit (on the body); beating

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands)
• to throw into (e.g. jail)
• to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into; to drill into

adjective:

• able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit - Martial Arts term
• able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher)
• resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to dust; to remove dust
• to slap; to hit (with the palm)
• to use up money

noun / ~する noun:

• spanking

noun:

• traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action - idiom
• to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom; to beat someone's backside