noun:

• cut; gash; incision

noun:

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

noun:

• facet; facetted object

noun / ~する noun:

• persistent argument

noun / ~する noun:

• polishing (character) ➜ 切磋琢磨【せっさたくま】
• polishing (stones) - orig, meaning - obsolete term

noun:

• admonition; expostulation

noun:

• (railway) cutting; excavation; sunken road; opencut

noun:

• thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
• (up to) the hilt; wits' end ➜ 切羽詰まる

noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• entreaty; supplication

noun / ~する noun:

• urging; persuasion; declaration

noun:

• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) - archaism

suffix noun:

• completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ... ➜ 時間切れ

noun:

• incisor (esp. in humans) ➜ 門歯

noun / ~する noun:

• grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth

noun:

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

noun:

• cutout; cutout picture; papercut art

~の noun:

• freshly cut
• freshly tailored

noun:

• tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court ➜ 蹴鞠【けまり】

noun:

• anal fistula; bleeding hemorrhoids

noun:

• man of ability

noun:

• 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)

adverb:

• eagerly; earnestly; ardently

noun:

• edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman

noun:

• ardent love

noun / ~する noun:

• pruning tree branches to encourage new growth

noun:

• sharp and able person