adjectival noun:

• refreshing; clear

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick out; to cut back (on spending)

noun:

• sharp reduction; drastic cut

noun / ~する noun:

• bisect; cut in two

noun:

• maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower

noun:

• découpage; decoration using cut-up colored paper, etc. - From French

adjectival noun / noun:

• sharp; clear

noun / ~する noun:

• workforce reduction; personnel cut

noun:

• cutting; cut

expression:

• composed expression; clear face ➜ 澄まし顔

noun:

• color of rapeseed oil; clear yellow with a red tinge

adjectival noun:

• tall; stout; clear; well defined

adjectival noun / noun:

• lucid; clear

noun / adjectival noun:

• one step higher; one better; cut above; one up - four character idiom ➜ 上手【うわて】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to remove; to clear away
• to except from; to make an exception of
• to lay aside; to set aside

noun:

• nailist; someone whose occupation is to cut any type of nail, apply artificial nails (or "nail art") and care for nails

expression / noun:

• different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

noun:

• skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm
• belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)

noun:

• pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

noun:

• chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and serve on rice - Food term

noun:

• pure water; clear water

noun:

• alveolar lateral approximant; clear l - Linguistics term

noun:

• autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction ➜ けじめ
• to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)