もんどりを打つ

もんどりをうつ

to turn a somersault

打つかり

ぶつかり

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

打つ切り

ぶつぎり

cutting into chunks

打つ

ぶつ うつ

to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound

ひえもんどり

using an enemy's liver for medicinal purposes (Satsuma clan)

どんなものよりも

more than anything (else)

どんつく

to make a drumming noise

どんけつ

tail end, very bottom, the lowest rank

脈打つ

みゃくうつ

to pound (e.g. heart), to pulse (e.g. vein), to pulsate

打つ手

うつて

way to do (something)

銘打つ

めいうつ

to engrave an inscription, to call (designate) itself, to mark, to label

鞭打つ

むちうつ

to whip, to lash, to give the rod, to spur on, to encourage

波打つ

なみうつ

to dash against, to undulate, to wave, to heave, to beat fast (heart)

どーもくん

Domo-kun (NHK television mascot that looks like a brown sponge)

へどもど

flustered, flurried, stuttering (e.g. an apology)

寝返りを打つ

ねがえりをうつ

to turn over (in one's sleep), to toss and turn (in bed)

つつも

even though, despite

どんより

heavy, leaden, dull

どん詰り

どんづまり

(dead) end, end of the line