撫で撫で

なでなで

patting; stroking; caressing

撫でブラシ/撫で刷毛

なでブラシ/なではけ

"finishing brush" or "smooth brush"

メッタ斬り

メッタぎり めったぎり

hacking to pieces

辻斬り

つじぎり

killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

人斬り

ひときり

assassination

逆撫で

さかなで ぎゃくなで

rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat), irritating

撫でる

なでる

to brush gently, to stroke, to caress

磯撫で

いそなで

mythical shark-like demon sea monster with barbed tail fin, said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan, Beach Stroker

一撫で

ひとなで

(one) stroke

斬

ざん

beheading, decapitation

試し斬り

ためしぎり

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

斬り合い

きりあい

crossing swords, fighting with swords, cutting each other (in fighting)

百人斬り

ひゃくにんぎり

slaying 100 enemies with one's sword

掻い撫で

かいなで

superficial

猫撫で声

ねこなでごえ

soft, coaxing voice, wheedling voice, ingratiating voice

撫で回す

なでまわす

to pat (e.g. dog), to rub, to stroke, to fondle

撫で付け

なでつけ

hair that is smoothed down

宣撫

せんぶ

pacification

鎮撫

ちんぶ

pacification, placating