to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to become completely chilled
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to switch off; to turn off
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to bite off; to gnaw through
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to break a dam; to burst out
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
clear solution; clean decision
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
separation; divorce; severing of connections
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to cut; to slit; to slash
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
hot topic; talk of the town
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
scrap lumber; piece of wood
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to fit (inside something)
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to cut downward; to slash downward
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to cut; to slit; to slash
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to be or remain always on hand
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
to cut one's way through the waves
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
cut end; section; opening; slit
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
great enthusiasm; high excitement
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
stiff formality; set terms
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
good (place to leave off); convenient
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
premiere; first showing; release (film)
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
time limit; closing day; deadline
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
not through; not finished; not done
cannot completely ... (because it is excessive)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
cut; notch; end; conclusion
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
to cut (into two or more pieces)
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award; to make a one handed cutting gesture of apology when passing in front of people
leaving everything up to someone else
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to be out of; to have no more at hand
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
anal fissure; bleeding piles; hemorrhoids
to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
I can't die and leave things this way
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
to force someone out of the ring
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
to cut; to slash; to slay all
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
retrenchment; curtailment
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
good (place to leave off); convenient
kirigami; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami); cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
starting lines in the ring
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
to cut and enlarge; to enlarge by cutting
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
piece of bread; slice of bread
to cut into squares (cubes)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to miss in attempting to kill
fighting to the death (with swords)
to go numb; to have pins and needles
drainboard; draining board
I can't die and leave things this way
to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.)
oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
cut hair; short hairstyle worn by widows (from the early modern period to the Meiji era)
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
ticket punch; ticket puncher
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
leaving everything up to someone else
clearing (land); excavating
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
slender and smartly shaped (of a woman)
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman
papercutting (performing art); cutting paper silhouettes; paper knife
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling (accepting only a single payment); bond transaction not subject to repurchase
to cut and prepare (stones)
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
rice (or an equivalent sum of money) given as salary to low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
no more than that; with that; on that note; since then; ending there
small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage; small garden gate
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to be sold out; to sell out
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
to cut to pieces; to torment
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
last time (as of now); never again; only this
clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
to snip (off); to nip off; to clip off; to trim off
hillside farm; fallow ground
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
candle wick trimmer; snuffer; douter
automatic switchover; automatic cutover
to piece together; to mortise; to miter; to dovetail
to accidentally be visible (in a play, TV show, etc.); to be partly cut off (in a photo, video, etc.); to be partly in the frame
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
go away, germs!; no cooties on me!
dish drainer; draining board
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
long-horned beetle; longicorn; beetle of the cerambycidae family
type of faceted glass from Edo
metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs; cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)
to be in constant attendance
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
one can never be completely satisfied
time to switch over; response time
decorative cutting technique using alternating diagonal slices (for cucumbers, udo, etc.); cross-cut
disposable camera; single-use camera
last time (as of now); never again; only this
to partition (e.g. a hard drive)
to suddenly break with a snap; to suddenly get cut off; to snap; to become furious
type of ribbon fastening used on wedding gifts, get-well gifts, etc.
to open up waste land for cultivation
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
chips or shavings left after cutting wood or metal with a saw, etc.
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees
first-run theater; first-run theatre
bedridden; confined to bed
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
gatekeeper; crossing guard
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
you only live once; you only have one life
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
spring board; vaulting board; takeoff board
remains; fragment; remains after having cut something
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
to get chapped (of the skin); to chap
getting irked; getting slightly ticked off
cutting apart; something that has been cut apart
resolutely; boldly; decisively; daringly
to dissuade; to change someone's mind; to make someone give up the idea of
last piece in a kabuki programme
boundary; edge; break line
bargain sale; clearance sale; rummage sale
management; handling; running
to cross-cut; to play a cross-cut
to do something impossible; (lit.) to disembowel oneself with a ladle
constant attendance (by a doctor)
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
screw cutter; thread cutting
off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time)
gestalt method; a priori method
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
to swing past the maximum (e.g. of a needle on a dial)
not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
consolidated monthly invoice; itemized invoice; itemised invoice; statement of accounts
shielding; reverse clipping
even the strong-willed fall into temptation; there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it
fruit harvested before it's ripened
to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); to be satisfied; to be convinced
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; (lit.) you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
paper cutter; paper knife
to be below the cost; to sell below cost
can be discarded; can be cut down
settlement price; invoice price
transactions on dealer's terms
to do something impossible; (lit.) to disembowel oneself with a pestle
single helping (e.g. of rice)
to destroy; to kill off (trees)
brad; double-pointed nail
(vegetables) sliced and pickled
brokerage; exchange commission
paper and sacred sakaki branches cut and mixed with rice to scatter before the gods
binkiri; Edo-period hairstyle with a lock of hair running down from the temples and hanging over the ears
cutouts (of coloured paper)
cutout; cutout picture; collage
Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)
to spend money freely; to blow one's money
private bath (at an onsen, etc.)
harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; (lit.) a round egg can be cut into a square
short split entrance curtain
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
gap (in a mountain ridge)
the most ... of all (in team, department, class, etc.); the greatest ... in
to overcome; to get through
man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)