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 it all; to finish one's sentence
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
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)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
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 apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
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 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 make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
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)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to be exhausted; to be tired out
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to become completely chilled
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
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)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
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.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to finish reading; to read through
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to be filled to bursting; to burst
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to switch off; to turn off
to be enraged; to flip out
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to bite off; to gnaw through
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
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)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to cut off (a relationship)
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 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
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to faint; to be exhausted
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to break a dam; to burst out
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
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
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
clear solution; clean decision
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
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
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
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
hot topic; talk of the town
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
to slash downward; to cut down
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
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 cut; to slit; to slash
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to cut one's way through the waves
fixed; obvious; commonplace
cut end; section; opening; slit
to be or remain always on hand
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to turn completely into; to become completely
stiff formality; set terms
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
great enthusiasm; high excitement
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
good (place to leave off); convenient
premiere; first showing; release (film)
not through; not finished; not done
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
cannot completely ... (because it is excessive)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
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
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
time limit; closing day; deadline
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
to cut (into two or more pieces)
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
cut; notch; end; conclusion
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award
to be out of; to have no more at hand
leaving everything up to someone else
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
anal fistula; bleeding hemorrhoids
I can't die and leave things this way
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
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)
to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)
to force someone out of the ring
to cut; to slash; to slay all
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
retrenchment; curtailment
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
good (place to leave off); convenient
cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
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
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop
starting lines in the ring
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
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
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
to cut into squares (cubes)
fighting to the death (with swords)
to go numb; to have pins and needles
to miss in attempting to kill
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
drainboard; draining board
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
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
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
ticket punch; ticket puncher
I can't die and leave things this way
leaving everything up to someone else
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
clearing (land); excavating
paper silhouette cutout; paper knife
edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman
to violently cut something apart; to hack down; to chop; to cut off
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
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
to be sold out; to sell out
clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling (accepting only a single payment); bond transaction not subject to repurchase
to cut to pieces; to torment
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
last time (as of now); never again; only this
to cut and prepare (stones)
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
hillside farm; fallow ground
to nip off; to snip; to clip; to trim off
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
automatic switchover; automatic cutover
clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
to piece together; to mortise; to miter; to dovetail
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
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.
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
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
time to switch over; response time
disposable camera; single-use camera
last time (as of now); never again; only this
go away, germs!; no cooties on me!
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
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
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
dish drainer; draining board
chips or shavings left after cutting wood or metal with a saw, etc.
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
first-run theater; first-run theatre
bedridden; confined to bed
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
gatekeeper; crossing guard
good turning point number (10000, 12345 etc., often referring to web site visit counts)
you only live once; you only have one life
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
spring board; vaulting board; takeoff board
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
to be chapped (e.g. skin)
getting irked; getting slightly ticked off
cutting apart; something that has been cut apart
remains; fragment; remains after having cut something
brokerage; exchange commission
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
one can never be completely satisfied
screw cutter; thread cutting
to do something impossible; (lit.) to disembowel oneself with a ladle
constant attendance (by a doctor)
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
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)
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
no retribution for a samurai killing a commoner
shielding; reverse clipping
fruit harvested before it's ripened
even the strong-willed fall into temptation; there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it
to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); to be satisfied; to be convinced
paper cutter; paper knife
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
to be below the cost; to sell below cost
can be discarded; can be cut down
transactions on dealer's terms
settlement price; invoice price
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
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
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
short split entrance curtain
harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; (lit.) a round egg can be cut into a square
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)