底を打つ

そこをうつ

to hit the bottom, to bottom out

底を突く

そこをつく

to run out of, to dry up, to be depleted

虚をつく

きょをつく

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

息をつく

いきをつく

to take a breath, to take a short rest

隙をつく

すきをつく

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

手をつく

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

杖をつく

つえをつく

to walk with a cane

鼻をつく

はなをつく

to be smelly, to stink

嘘をつく

うそをつく

to tell a lie, to fib

膝をつく

ひざをつく

to fall to one's knees, to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

底

てい そこ

bottom, sole

不意をつく

ふいをつく

to take by surprise

頬杖をつく

to rest one's chin in one's hands

尻餅をつく

しりもちをつく

to fall on one's backside

悪態をつく

あくたいをつく

to call a person names, to curse

鬨をつくる

ときをつくる

to raise a war cry

着底

ちゃくてい ちゃくそこ

reaching the bottom

底本

ていほん

original text, draft, draught

心底

しんそこ しんてい

one's innermost depths, completely (from the bottom of one's heart)