to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
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
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
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 cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
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 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
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, 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)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
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)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
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)
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 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 change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
clear solution; clean decision
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
separation; divorce; severing of connections
hot topic; talk of the town
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
to slash downward; to cut down
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
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
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
stiff formality; set terms
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
great enthusiasm; high excitement
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
good (place to leave off); convenient
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
premiere; first showing; release (film)
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
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
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
leaving everything up to someone else
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
good (place to leave off); convenient
to cut; to slash; to slay all
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
retrenchment; curtailment
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
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
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
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
to miss in attempting to kill
throwaway; disposable; single-use
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
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
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
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
good (place to leave off); convenient
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
clearing (land); excavating
paper silhouette cutout; paper knife
driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
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
last time (as of now); never again; only this
to cut and prepare (stones)
hillside farm; fallow ground
last time (as of now); never again; only this
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
to miss in attempting to kill
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
to piece together; to mortise; to miter; to dovetail
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
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)
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
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
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
chips or shavings left after cutting wood or metal with a saw, etc.
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
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)
bedridden; confined to bed
good (place to leave off); convenient
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
good turning point number (10000, 12345 etc., often referring to web site visit counts)
you only live once; you only have one life
last time (as of now); never again; only this
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; clipping
cutting and patching; splicing; grafting
brokerage; exchange commission
last piece in a kabuki programme
screw cutter; thread cutting
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)
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)
fruit harvested before it's ripened
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)
single helping (e.g. of rice)
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
Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)
short split entrance curtain
harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; (lit.) a round egg can be cut into a square
good (place to leave off); convenient
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
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)
man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat