肩かた透すかし

noun

under-shoulder swing-down (sumo)

Sumo technique: when the opponent charges, you step aside, grab his arm, and push down on his shoulder blade to pull him down.

• 横よこ綱づなは肩かた透すかしで相あい手てを土ど俵ひょうに這はわせた。

  The yokozuna used an under-shoulder swing-down to bring his opponent to the ground.

noun

dodging; parrying (questions)

Figurative use: skillfully avoiding a direct confrontation or deflecting a question. Often in the phrase 肩透かしを食わせる.

See also: 肩透かしを食わせる (かたすかしをくわせる)

• 記き者しゃの鋭するどい質しつ問もんに、大だい臣じんは肩かた透すかしを食くわせた。

  The minister parried the reporter's sharp question.

noun

disappointment; letdown

When an expected confrontation or exciting event fizzles out, leaving a feeling of anticlimax. Often used in the phrase 肩透かしを食う.

• 楽たのしみにしていた試し合あいが中ちゅう止しになって、肩かた透すかしを食くった気き分ぶんだ。

  The match I was looking forward to was canceled, and I felt let down.