いつも真っ向勝負だけでなく、たまには虚虚実実の駆け引きとやらもやってみたいよね。

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English Translation

We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.

Furigana

いつも真(ま)っ向(こう)勝負(しょうぶ)だけでなく、たまには虚虚実実(きょきょじつじつ)の駆(か)け引(ひ)きとやらもやってみたいよね。

Romanji

Itsumo makkō shōbu dake denaku, tama ni wa kyokyojitsujitsu no kakehiki to yara mo yattemitai yo ne.

Words

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

真っ向 (まっこう)

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

勝負 (しょうぶ)

victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

偶 (たま)

occasional; rare

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

虚々実々 (きょきょじつじつ)

full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

駆け引き (かけひき)

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

やら (やら)

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

遣る (やる)

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not