太刀打ち (たちうち)crossing swords; competing against; contending with

crossing swordsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
competing against; contending with; fighting againstnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 太刀打ち

太平洋たいへいようPacific Ocean
太陽たいようsun
皇太子こうたいしcrown prince
太平洋戦争たいへいようせんそうPacific War (1941-1945)
太鼓たいこdrum
太陽電池たいようでんちsolar cell
丸太まるたlog
太っ腹ふとっぱらgenerous; magnanimous
刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
一刀いっとうsword; blade
一刀両断いっとうりょうだんcutting in two with a single stroke
刀剣とうけんsword; dagger
剃刀かみそりrazor
単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうstraight to the point; point-blank
執刀しっとうperforming a surgical operation
大刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword
本塁打ほんるいだhome run
打撃だげきblow; shock

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