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1 exact word match found in search '切る'
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suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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11 words found containing '切る' in any position
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically  (see also: 大見得を切る:おおみえをきる)
2. to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)  (see also: 大見得を切る:おおみえをきる; CODE kabuki MISSING!)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to shuffle (a deck of) cards
2. to play a trump card  (CODE cards MISSING!)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri
2. to take responsibility (and resign)  (idiomatic expression)
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Most common form: 口をきる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to be the first to speak; to break the silence  (idiomatic expression)
2. to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a pestle  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a ladle  (idiomatic expression)
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