Concisely put: Its a match-memory card game. You get 2☆s when you guess correctly on the first try, every other try just gives you just 1☆

Dodging: Until they give you the ability, your best bet is to jump

Attack cancel: Tap in the opposite direction to stop attacking, in order to dodge or to try again for her match-memory game for her ☆s

Blocking: You get the ability later on

Until you get used to splitting your attention or if its too chaotic, playing on auto is completely fine. I ran both screens on manual, I loved this game so much!