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アキレス腱 アキレスけん

  1. Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
  2. Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

アキレス腱反射 アキレスけんはんしゃ

  1. Achilles tendon reflex

アキレス腱滑液嚢炎 アキレスけんかつえきのうえん

  1. achillobursitis

アキレス腱炎 アキレスけんえん

  1. Achilles tendinitis; Achilles tendonitis

切る きる N5

  1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
  2. to sever (connections, ties)
  3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
  4. to disconnect; to hang up (the phone); to terminate (e.g. a conversation)
  5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
  6. to open (something sealed)
  7. to start
  8. to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); to set (a limit)
  9. to decrease; to discount; to reduce
  10. to let drain; to let drip-dry; to shake off (water, etc.)
  11. to cross; to traverse
  12. to criticize sharply
  13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
  14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
  15. to bend; to curl (a ball); to cut
  16. to shuffle (cards)
  17. to discard a tile
  18. to dismiss; to excommunicate; to expel; to let go; to sack
  19. to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to dig (a groove)
  20. to trump
  21. to cut (the connection between two groups)
  22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
  23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
  24. to do completely; to finish doing
  25. to be completely ...; to be terribly ...; to be totally ...
  26. to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
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