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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)

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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 one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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 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 close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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 be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

to be out of breath

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

countless; incalculable

to be exhausted; to be tired out

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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)

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

to become completely chilled

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

ticket

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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)

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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 manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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 take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

broken; intermittent; disconnected

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

cut; gash; incision

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

beginning; start

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

to cut at; to slash at

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

long slits (esp. of eyes)

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)

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

to be sold out

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

to tear off

to burn off

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

to finish reading; to read through

to turn off power

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

to be filled to bursting; to burst

to be able to conceal

stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

to wear out

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

almond eyes; slit eyes

pieces; scraps; disconnected

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

kindness

to break the seal

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

end; break

to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

slice; small piece

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

to chop (a branch, etc.)

sold-out

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

to complete decisively; to do to completion

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

wind noise

to switch off; to turn off

keen; acute; heartfelt

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

to open a path

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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)

out of bullets

to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

to be enraged; to flip out

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

feel when biting; manner of enunciation

stump; stubble

sharp and able person

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

to get over; to forget

to bite off; to gnaw through

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

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 cut off (a relationship)

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

piece of cloth

railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)

cheque; check

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

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)

passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching

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

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

to twist off

cut; notch; raid; attack

finely chopped (cooking)

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

out of stock; sold out

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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)

how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly

to wear out

incision; operation; section

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

to cross swords with

thin slice; slicing thin

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

to faint; to be exhausted

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

to make a start

determination; decision

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

to bite off

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

to break a dam; to burst out

unkindness; unfriendliness

cut; notch; incision

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

to bite off

to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina

inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)

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

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

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 hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

to declare impressively

clear solution; clean decision

to be enraged; to flip out

piercing (cold); biting (wind)

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

pathetic; plaintive

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

sense of urgency

completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...

straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot

end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

to cut; to slit

to sell out; to sell off

selling by the piece

pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

nail clippers

scrap of cloth; odds and ends

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)

finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

hot topic; talk of the town

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

thick slice

chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries

railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall

to look sour (disgusted)

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

one-way ticket

decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

separation; divorce; severing of connections

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood

Jack the Ripper

to cut at; to slash at

Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section

waiting impatiently for

running out of energy; running out of strength

obvious; undeniable

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

constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

scrap lumber; piece of wood

to fit in

to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

to cut; to slit

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

out of fuel

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps

carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch

thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient

expiration of a term; becoming overdue

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

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

more than one can eat

to bite off; to gnaw through

violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand

cut flowers

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

to cut; to slit

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

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

break; pause; interruption; intermission

to cut; to slit; to slash

patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste

kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive

to cut; to slit; to slash

cut into cubes; diced

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

old cloth; rag

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

stump; stubble

to stare at; to glare at

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

cutout; cutout picture; papercut art

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

to stop midway; to interrupt

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains

to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

to cut into

to slash downward; to cut down

Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders

can opener

to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste

(being) out of stock

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

cut end; section; opening; slit

partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

fixed; obvious; commonplace

facet; facetted object

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

to fight with swords; to cross swords

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

to be or remain always on hand

severing of connections or relations

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

to cut one's way through the waves

to tear off; to rip off

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

to set a deadline; to fix a time limit

old cloth; rag

to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)

how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly

loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

being truly angry

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

ticket window; box office; ticket

to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date

pruning

to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate

stiff formality; set terms

leaving unfinished; unfinished ending

segment; slice; section; intercept

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

great enthusiasm; high excitement

pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

cut wound; incised wound; knife wound

cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)

to turn completely into; to become completely

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss

old cloth; rag

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

good (place to leave off); convenient

unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around

carefully; with (great) care; with caution

quarry; stone pit

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth

thinly shredded cabbage

bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots

to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

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)

draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)

cut; notch; end; conclusion

cut; gash; incision

cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)

to cut; to slit; to slash

disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts

cut flowers

hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone

finely chopped (cooking)

kindheartedness

chopping (vegetables) into chunks

incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

to cut to pieces

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

cutting (e.g. metal)

premiere; first showing; release (film)

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt

road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting

being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)

to twist off

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

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)

to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep

entreaty; supplication

to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently

autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator

road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting

to release (e.g. a film)

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

all living creatures

thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon

object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

incessant; uninterrupted; continuous

harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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

devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting

just the two of them

canine tooth

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

hang-up; HUP (signal)

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

quarry; stone pit

time limit; closing day; deadline

harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment

cut; notch; raid; attack

to be out of; to have no more at hand

ticket price

leaving everything up to someone else

pickpocket

gabled roof

to be sold out

to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award

one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri

to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape

to overcut

to force someone out of the ring

cutting roots; extermination; rooting out

to cut (into two or more pieces)

cut; notch; end; conclusion

to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)

slice; small piece

postage stamp

run out of

hacking to pieces

to pay off completely (e.g. loan)

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

I can't die and leave things this way

cutout; cutout picture; papercut art

ticket (e.g. for a traffic violation)

flight feathers

to close tight

to stop midway; to interrupt

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

ticket window; box office; ticket

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

good (place to leave off); convenient

to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction

to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart

to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

strongly; keenly; vividly; sincerely; urgently

facet; facetted object

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

cutting into wedges

being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on

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 overcut

to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around

special issue stamp

to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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)

end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)

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)

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

anal fistula; bleeding hemorrhoids

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)

hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

small piece (e.g. of cloth)

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop

hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone

to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)

all the domestic (housekeeping) chores

half a piece

bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)

tracheotomy

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line

to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket

cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)

to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)

to cut; to slash; to slay all

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

shock corps

flight feathers

premiere; first showing; release (film)

plain cigarette

owning nothing except the clothes on one's back

thick; dull (blunt); viscous

good (place to leave off); convenient

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check

cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm

to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

cutting short

gatekeeper; crossing guard

sailing windward; land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)

gap (in a mountain ridge)

all altogether

threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage

retrenchment; curtailment

downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers

end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

canine tooth

to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying

buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment

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

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

leaving unfinished; unfinished ending

to cut down all; to slash promiscuously

patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste

hacking to pieces

round-trip ticket; return ticket

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

tangent line; tangential line

time limit; closing day; deadline

type of faceted glass from Edo

straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting

to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

low gate; side gate

straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting

cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

Hypericum erectum (species of St. John's wort)

complete Buddhist scriptures

cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

reservable private bath

osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones

cutter; cutting machine; guillotine

to tear off; to rip off

to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

to break a dam; to burst out

scattered clouds

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

pieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat

quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter

surgical operation

livid

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket

not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit

road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

throwaway; disposable; single-use

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

to miss in attempting to kill

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)

unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

to go numb; to have pins and needles

cutout; notch

nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables

facet; facetted object

nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables

clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

gnashing the teeth; gear cutting

ticket seller

kudzu starch noodles

to cut into squares (cubes)

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

drainboard; draining board

rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)

to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)

cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut

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)

fighting to the death (with swords)

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket

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)

essential; vital

reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

gap between the clouds

cropped head

good (place to leave off); convenient

to punctuate a sentence

cutter; certificate

nakiri knife; vegetable knife

glass cutter

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

to go numb; to have pins and needles

freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court

cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary

bobbed hair

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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

working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)

reservable private bath

ticket punch; ticket puncher

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)

hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in

urging; persuasion; declaration

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

starting lines in the ring

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)

violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)

merchandise certificate

large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

sold-out

punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.

round slices

to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.)

cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut

oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying

episiotomy; perineotomy

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

just the two of them

to cut off

levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

discarding the just-drawn tile

to be out of resources; to run out of stock

to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around

appendectomy; appendisectomy; appendicectomy

thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon

carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

leaving everything up to someone else

to cut at; to slash at

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

I can't die and leave things this way

partition; divider

to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue

leaving unfinished; unfinished ending

edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman

Yagiri No Watashi (ferry that has been taking passengers across the Edo river for nearly 400 years)

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm); cutting into 8 parts

finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

cutting off the head; shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

endless; boundless

cloth; fabric

scraps; chips

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

bamboo chip

clearing (land); excavating

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 rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)

to wear out

traveling bag; travelling bag

to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content

red traffic violation ticket (designating a serious violation); third-class ticket

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

dead link; linkrot

eager; earnest; ardent

edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman

cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)

paper silhouette cutout; paper knife

all on one's own

gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction

partition; divider

(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped

scrapbook

to violently cut something apart; to hack down; to chop; to cut off

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply