endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
good (place to leave off); convenient
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
good (place to leave off); convenient
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
good (place to leave off); convenient
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
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
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
good (place to leave off); convenient
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
good (place to leave off); convenient
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
clear solution; clean decision
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
hillside farm; fallow ground
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
hot topic; talk of the town
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
bedridden; confined to bed
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
separation; divorce; severing of connections
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
cut; notch; end; conclusion
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
leaving everything up to someone else
great enthusiasm; high excitement
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
premiere; first showing; release (film)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
stiff formality; set terms
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
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
nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
cut hair; short hairstyle worn by widows (from the early modern period to the Meiji era)
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
retrenchment; curtailment
throwaway; disposable; single-use
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
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)
you only live once; you only have one life
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying
papercutting (performing art); cutting paper silhouettes; paper 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
ticket punch; ticket puncher
clearing (land); excavating
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
last time (as of now); never again; only this
clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling (accepting only a single payment); bond transaction not subject to repurchase
lower-class brothel (Edo period)
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
candle wick trimmer; snuffer; douter
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
boundlessness; endlessness; infinity; incessantness; continuousness
decorative cutting technique using alternating diagonal slices (for cucumbers, udo, etc.); cross-cut
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
chips or shavings left after cutting wood or metal with a saw, etc.
type of ribbon fastening used on wedding gifts, get-well gifts, etc.
Rhynchosia volubilis (species of snoutbean)
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
last piece in a kabuki programme
short split entrance curtain
brokerage; exchange commission
brad; double-pointed nail
paper and sacred sakaki branches cut and mixed with rice to scatter before the gods
screw cutter; thread cutting
single helping (e.g. of rice)
contract month; delivery month (of a futures contract)
gestalt method; a priori method
Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)
binkiri; Edo-period hairstyle with a lock of hair running down from the temples and hanging over the ears
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)
off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time)
fruit harvested before it's ripened
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; (lit.) a round egg can be cut into a square
management; handling; running
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
(vegetables) sliced and pickled
thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat