Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto handle well; to handle deftly · to deal with; to manage; to settle; to sort; to process · to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.); to cut and trim (fish)

Noundrainage; draining · sales

Noun, Noun, used as a suffixhandling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; -work (e.g. footwork) · dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods) · sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto sell well; to sell out · to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be straightforward; to be frank · to be sorted out; to be put in order; to be resolved; to be dealt with

Nounoutlet (for water, gas, etc.) · market (for goods); outlet · outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent

Noundrainage

Nounbattling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto drain away · to sell off; to dispose of

Noundefensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto drain; to flow (unobstructed); to run off · to sell well; to be in good demand · to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

Nounmarket (for goods); outlet

Nounoutlet (for emotions, energy, etc.); vent; safety valve

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbfreight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods · sale

Nounhandling; manipulation

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto settle (a matter)

Nounselling

Nounfootwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto cut; to slit; to cut open

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto sell out · to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

Nounswordplay; swordsmanship

Noun(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

Nounskillful handling of a kitchen knife

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)attach to make sabaki; contact play for sabaki; sabaki starts with an attachment