suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to show signs of being; to feel; to think - on adj-stem to represent another's apparent emotion
• to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
• to want; to desire; to be anxious to; to be eager to ➜ たがる

noun:

• young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony)
• young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute)
• younger partner in a homosexual relationship ➜ 念者【ねんしゃ】

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
• to sever (connections, ties) ➜ 縁を切る
• to turn off (e.g. the light)
• to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ➜ 電話を切る
• to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
• to open (something sealed)
• to start
• to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.)
• to reduce; to decrease; to discount ➜ 値切る
• to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
• to cross; to traverse
• to criticize sharply
• to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
• to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
• to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
• to shuffle (cards)
• to discard a tile - Mahjong term
• to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
• to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
• to trump ➜ 切り札
• to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
• to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) - also written as 鑽る
• to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to finish; to complete - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 疲れきる

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
• to act franticly; to make desperate efforts

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to affect; to put on airs
• to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be - as …を気取る

noun:

• demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence

suffix noun:

• someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act ➜ 覗き魔

noun:

• party; group; troop; company
• one act; one action; one deed

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push away; to thrust aside
• to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert
• to act coldly; to do without emotion
• to extend a wide lead over (an opponent)

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge
• to act licentiously

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to use (public property) as if it belonged to oneself; to misappropriate; to appropriate; to embezzle
• to act selfishly - archaism

noun:

• chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor
• ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous ➜ 任侠・侠客

noun:

• short flute piece (in kyogen; usu. a lively solo)
• flute and drum music played after each act but the last (in kabuki) - also written as 砂切

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to chink
• to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly

noun:

• Banking Law - Law term
• Bank of Japan Act (1981) - abbreviation - Law term ➜ 日本銀行法

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to fail to hear something; to miss
• to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

noun:

• mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight - derogatory term

suffix:

• -ways; -wards - indicates direction
• in the act of ...; just as one is ... - after the -masu stem of a verb
• manner of ...; way of ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 様【さま】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
• to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with ➜ 添う

noun:

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

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to work; to labor; to labour
• to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
• to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
• to be conjugated - Linguistics term

noun:

• plot; intrigue; scheme
• conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act - Law term

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• devote oneself to
• to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

noun:

• crime of conscience
• premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be - originally considered an incorrect usage - colloquialism

noun:

• ceiling
• sealing (compound, act of, etc.)

noun:

• (piece of) writing; document
• (act of) writing