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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

横切る よこぎる N3

  1. to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

裏切る うらぎる N3

  1. to be unfaithful (to); to betray; to double-cross; to go back on; to turn traitor (to)
  2. to disappoint; to let down

張り切る はりきる N2

  1. to be eager; to be enthusiastic; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be in high spirits; to stretch to breaking point

区切る くぎる N2

  1. to delimit; to demarcate; to divide; to mark off; to partition; to separate
  2. to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to mark off (with a comma); to punctuate; to space one's words

締め切る しめきる N2

  1. to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
  2. to close off (e.g. subscription list); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)

押し切る おしきる N1

  1. to force one's way; to overcome (opposition); to push past
  2. to press and cut

打ち切る うちきる N1

  1. to abort; to close; to discontinue; to stop

割り切る わりきる

  1. to be practical; to be pragmatic; to come to a clean decision; to conclude; to find a clear solution; to give a clear explanation; to reason out
  2. to divide evenly; to divide exactly (without remainder)

言い切る いいきる

  1. to assert; to declare; to state definitively
  2. to finish one's sentence; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
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