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Variations:
大見得切る
大見得きる
大見え切る

 oomiekiru
    おおみえきる
(exp,v5r) (1) (See 大見得を切る・おおみえをきる・1) to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; (exp,v5r) (2) {kabuki} (See 大見得を切る・おおみえをきる・2) to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

Variations:
履く
佩く
穿く
着く
帯く

 haku
    はく
(transitive verb) (1) (usu. 履く or 穿く) to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; (transitive verb) (2) (usu. 佩く or 帯く) to affix (a sword to one's hip); (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

Variations:
斬り合い
切り合い
切合い
斬合い

 kiriai
    きりあい
(noun/participle) crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

Variations:
煌びやか
綺羅びやか(sK)

 kirabiyaka
    きらびやか
(adjectival noun) (kana only) gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

Variations:
煮え切らない
煮えきらない(sK)

 niekiranai
    にえきらない
(exp,adj-i) half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

Variations:
綺麗さっぱり
奇麗さっぱり(rK)

 kireisappari; kireisappari / kiresappari; kiresappari
    きれいさっぱり; キレイさっぱり
(adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na) (1) (kana only) once and for all; completely; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) spotlessly

Variations:
締め切り日
締切日
〆切日
乄切日

 shimekiribi
    しめきりび
time limit; closing day; deadline

Variations:
諦めがいい
諦めが良い
諦めがよい

 akiramegaii(諦megaii, 諦mega良i); akiramegayoi(諦mega良i, 諦megayoi) / akiramegai(諦megai, 諦mega良i); akiramegayoi(諦mega良i, 諦megayoi)
    あきらめがいい(諦めがいい, 諦めが良い); あきらめがよい(諦めが良い, 諦めがよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (ant: 諦めが悪い) knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

Variations:
貸し切り
貸切り
貸切

 kashikiri
    かしきり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

Variations:
飛びっきり
飛びっ切り
とびっ切り

 tobikkiri
    とびっきり
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) (See 飛び切り・とびきり・1) best; extra-fine; superfine; unequalled; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) (See 飛び切り・とびきり・2) exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

Variations:
アルキルベンゼン
アルキル・ベンゼン

 arukirubenzen; arukiru benzen
    アルキルベンゼン; アルキル・ベンゼン
alkyl benzene

Variations:
アンダースコート
アンダー・スコート

 andaasukooto; andaa sukooto / andasukooto; anda sukooto
    アンダースコート; アンダー・スコート
{cloth} (See スコート・1) underwear for a tennis skirt (wasei: under skort)

Variations:
カテゴリーキラー
カテゴリー・キラー

 kategoriikiraa; kategorii kiraa / kategorikira; kategori kira
    カテゴリーキラー; カテゴリー・キラー
{bus} category killer (retail)

Variations:
ギャザースカート
ギャザー・スカート

 gyazaasukaato; gyazaa sukaato / gyazasukato; gyaza sukato
    ギャザースカート; ギャザー・スカート
gathered skirt

Variations:
キラーコンテンツ
キラー・コンテンツ

 kiraakontentsu; kiraa kontentsu / kirakontentsu; kira kontentsu
    キラーコンテンツ; キラー・コンテンツ
killer content (content that assures the success of a product, platform, service, etc.); killer app

Variations:
サイレントキラー
サイレント・キラー

 sairentokiraa; sairento kiraa / sairentokira; sairento kira
    サイレントキラー; サイレント・キラー
silent killer

Variations:
ショートスカート
ショート・スカート

 shootosukaato; shooto sukaato / shootosukato; shooto sukato
    ショートスカート; ショート・スカート
short skirt

Variations:
すり切り
擦り切り
擦切り
摩り切り

 surikiri
    すりきり
(n,adj-f) (kana only) levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

Variations:
ソーシャルスキル
ソーシャル・スキル

 soosharusukiru; soosharu sukiru
    ソーシャルスキル; ソーシャル・スキル
social skill

Variations:
できるだけ早く
出来るだけ早く

 dekirudakehayaku
    できるだけはやく
(expression) as soon as possible

バシキールソビエト社会主義自治共和国

see styles
 bashikiirusobietoshakaishugijichikyouwakoku / bashikirusobietoshakaishugijichikyowakoku
    バシキールソビエトしゃかいしゅぎじちきょうわこく
(place-name) (former) Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; Bashkir ASSR

Variations:
パンケーキレンズ
パンケーキ・レンズ

 pankeekirenzu; pankeeki renzu
    パンケーキレンズ; パンケーキ・レンズ
pancake lens (flat camera lens)

Variations:
ひびが切れる
皹が切れる
皸が切れる

 hibigakireru
    ひびがきれる
(exp,v1) (rare) to get chapped (of the skin); to chap

Variations:
プリーツスカート
プリーツ・スカート

 puriitsusukaato; puriitsu sukaato / puritsusukato; puritsu sukato
    プリーツスカート; プリーツ・スカート
pleated skirt

Variations:
ペンシルスカート
ペンシル・スカート

 penshirusukaato; penshiru sukaato / penshirusukato; penshiru sukato
    ペンシルスカート; ペンシル・スカート
{cloth} pencil skirt

Variations:
ラッキールーザー
ラッキー・ルーザー

 rakkiiruuzaa; rakkii ruuzaa / rakkiruza; rakki ruza
    ラッキールーザー; ラッキー・ルーザー
{sports} lucky loser

Variations:
仕切り直し
しきり直し
仕切りなおし

 shikirinaoshi
    しきりなおし
(1) {sumo} getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; (2) starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

Variations:
出来る
出きる
出來る(oK)

 dekiru
    できる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be ready; to be completed; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to be made; to be built; (v1,vi) (4) (kana only) to be good at; to be permitted (to do); (v1,vi) (5) (kana only) to become intimate; to take up (with someone); (v1,vi) (6) (kana only) to grow; to be raised; (v1,vi) (7) (kana only) to become pregnant

Variations:
切り立つ
切立つ
切りたつ
きり立つ

 kiritatsu
    きりたつ
(v5t,vi) to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

Variations:
切り開く
切り拓く
切開く
切り墾く

 kirihiraku
    きりひらく
(transitive verb) (1) to cut open; (transitive verb) (2) to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle); (transitive verb) (3) to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

Variations:
思いっきり
思いっ切り(rK)

 omoikkiri
    おもいっきり
(adverb) (1) (See 思い切り・1) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily; (2) (See 思い切り・2) resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation

Variations:
掻き切る
かき切る
搔き切る(oK)

 kakikiru
    かききる
(transitive verb) to cut; to slit

Variations:
掻っ切る
かっ切る
搔っ切る(oK)

 kakkiru
    かっきる
(transitive verb) (See 掻き切る) to cut; to slit; to slash

Variations:
掻っ切る
かっ切る
搔っ切る(sK)

 kakkiru
    かっきる
(transitive verb) (See 掻き切る) to cut; to slit; to slash

Variations:
煌めく
煌く(io)
燦めく(rK)

 kirameku
    きらめく
(v5k,vi) (kana only) to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

Variations:
皸が切れる
皹が切れる
ひびが切れる

 hibigakireru
    ひびがきれる
(exp,v1) to be chapped (e.g. skin)

Variations:
綺麗
奇麗
暉麗(oK)

 kirei(p); kirei(p) / kire(p); kire(p)
    きれい(P); キレイ(P)
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; (adjectival noun) (3) (kana only) (as きれいに) completely; entirely

Variations:
降りしきる
降り頻る
降頻る(io)

 furishikiru
    ふりしきる
(v5r,vi) to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

Variations:
霧に包まれる
霧につつまれる(sK)

 kirinitsutsumareru
    きりにつつまれる
(exp,v1) to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

Variations:
霧に覆われる
霧におおわれる(sK)

 kirinioowareru
    きりにおおわれる
(exp,v1) to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

Variations:
キリスト教
基督教(ateji)

 kirisutokyou / kirisutokyo
    キリストきょう
Christianity

Variations:
はさみ切る
挟み切る
剪み切る(rK)

 hasamikiru
    はさみきる
(transitive verb) to snip (off); to nip off; to clip off; to trim off

Variations:
マキシスカート
マクシスカート

 makishisukaato; makushisukaato(sk) / makishisukato; makushisukato(sk)
    マキシスカート; マクシスカート(sk)
(rare) maxiskirt; maxi skirt

Variations:
亀裂
き裂(sK)
龜裂(sK)

 kiretsu
    きれつ
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

Variations:
事切れる
こと切れる
縡切れる(rK)

 kotokireru
    こときれる
(v1,vi) to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

Variations:
二人きり
二人切り
2人きり
2人切り

 futarikiri
    ふたりきり
(See 二人っきり) just the two of them

Variations:
切り捨てる
切捨てる
斬り捨てる

 kirisuteru
    きりすてる
(transitive verb) (1) to cut off and throw away; (transitive verb) (2) to abandon; to disregard; to discard; to throw to the wolves; (transitive verb) (3) to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to omit; to ignore; to round down; (transitive verb) (4) to cut (someone) down; to slay

Variations:
切り落とし
切り落し
切落し
切落とし

 kiriotoshi
    きりおとし
(1) leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); shaved meat; end pieces; (2) clipping

Variations:
切り落とす
切り落す
切落す
切落とす

 kiriotosu
    きりおとす
(transitive verb) to cut off; to lop off; to prune

Variations:
勇気凛凛
勇気凛々
勇気凜凜
勇気凜々

 yuukirinrin / yukirinrin
    ゆうきりんりん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited; mettlesome

Variations:
堰を切る
せきを切る
関を切る(iK)

 sekiokiru
    せきをきる
(exp,v5r) to break a dam; to burst out

Variations:
尻切れトンボ
尻切れ蜻蛉
尻切れとんぼ

 shirikiretonbo(尻切retonbo); shirikiretonbo(尻切re蜻蛉, 尻切retonbo)
    しりきれトンボ(尻切れトンボ); しりきれとんぼ(尻切れ蜻蛉, 尻切れとんぼ)
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending

Variations:
申込締切
申し込み〆切
申し込み締切り

 moushikomishimekiri / moshikomishimekiri
    もうしこみしめきり
application deadline

Variations:
着たきり雀
着た切り雀
着たきりすずめ

 kitakirisuzume
    きたきりすずめ
(exp,n) owning nothing except the clothes on one's back

Variations:
笠に着る
かさに着る
嵩に着る(iK)

 kasanikiru
    かさにきる
(exp,v1) to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

Variations:
粁(ateji)
キロ米(ateji)

 kiromeetoru(p); kiromeitoru / kiromeetoru(p); kirometoru
    キロメートル(P); キロメイトル
(kana only) kilometer (fre: kilomètre); kilometre

Variations:
綺麗どころ
綺麗所
奇麗どころ
奇麗所

 kireidokoro; kireidoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所) / kiredokoro; kiredoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所)
    きれいどころ; きれいどこ(綺麗所, 奇麗所)
(1) geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; (2) dressed-up beautiful woman

Variations:
綺麗どころ
綺麗所
奇麗どころ(sK)

 kireidokoro; kireidoko(綺麗所) / kiredokoro; kiredoko(綺麗所)
    きれいどころ; きれいどこ(綺麗所)
(1) geisha; (2) dressed-up beautiful woman

Variations:
美人は三日で飽きる
美人は3日で飽きる

 bijinhamikkadeakiru
    びじんはみっかであきる
(exp,v1) (proverb) beauty is only skin-deep; one gets tired of a beauty in three days

Variations:
諦めのいい
諦めの良い
あきらめの良い

 akiramenoii; akiramenoyoi(諦meno良i, akirameno良i) / akiramenoi; akiramenoyoi(諦meno良i, akirameno良i)
    あきらめのいい; あきらめのよい(諦めの良い, あきらめの良い)
(exp,adj-f) (See 諦めの悪い) knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

Variations:
黄色猩猩蠅(rK)
黄色猩々蠅(rK)

 kiiroshoujoubae; kiiroshoujoubae / kiroshojobae; kiroshojobae
    きいろしょうじょうばえ; キイロショウジョウバエ
(kana only) Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)

Variations:
アルキルフェノール
アルキル・フェノール

 arukirufenooru; arukiru fenooru
    アルキルフェノール; アルキル・フェノール
alkyl phenol

Variations:
キーレスエントリー
キーレス・エントリー

 kiiresuentorii; kiiresu entorii / kiresuentori; kiresu entori
    キーレスエントリー; キーレス・エントリー
keyless entry

Variations:
キイロハギ
イエロー・タン
イエロータン

 kiirohagi; ieroo tan; ierootan / kirohagi; ieroo tan; ierootan
    キイロハギ; イエロー・タン; イエロータン
yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens, species of Pacific tang)

Variations:
キュロットスカート
キュロット・スカート

 kyurottosukaato; kyurotto sukaato / kyurottosukato; kyurotto sukato
    キュロットスカート; キュロット・スカート
culotte skirt; culottes

Variations:
キリシタンパテレン
キリシタン・パテレン

 kirishitanpateren; kirishitan pateren
    キリシタンパテレン; キリシタン・パテレン
Christian priest (por: cristao padre)

Variations:
キログラムカロリー
キログラム・カロリー

 kiroguramukarorii; kiroguramu karorii / kiroguramukarori; kiroguramu karori
    キログラムカロリー; キログラム・カロリー
kilogram calorie

Variations:
ジャイアントキラー
ジャイアント・キラー

 jaiantokiraa; jaianto kiraa / jaiantokira; jaianto kira
    ジャイアントキラー; ジャイアント・キラー
(See 大物食い) giant-killer

Variations:
ティアードスカート
ティアード・スカート

 tiaadosukaato; tiaado sukaato / tiadosukato; tiado sukato
    ティアードスカート; ティアード・スカート
tiered skirt

Variations:
ドチリナキリシタン
ドチリナ・キリシタン

 dochirinakirishitan; dochirina kirishitan
    ドチリナキリシタン; ドチリナ・キリシタン
(work) On Christian Doctrine (De doctrina Christiana) (Augustine of Hippo)

Variations:
パンティースカート
パンティー・スカート

 pantiisukaato; pantii sukaato / pantisukato; panti sukato
    パンティースカート; パンティー・スカート
panty skirt; pantskirt

Variations:
切り
限り
切(io)
限(io)

 kiri
    きり
(1) (kana only) end; finish; place to stop; (2) (kana only) (See 切りがない・1) bound; limit; end; (3) (限り, 限 only) {finc} delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (5) trump card; (6) {cards} king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); (counter) (7) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.); (particle) (8) (kana only) (sometimes pronounced ぎり) (See っきり・1) only; just; (particle) (9) (kana only) (usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり) (ever) since; after; (particle) (10) (kana only) (sometimes pronounced ぎり) continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

Variations:
切り上げる
切上げる
切りあげる(sK)

 kiriageru
    きりあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot); (transitive verb) (2) to round up (number); (transitive verb) (3) to revalue (currency)

Variations:
切り捨て
切捨て
斬り捨て
斬捨て

 kirisute
    きりすて
(1) cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder; (2) (See 切り上げ・2) omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

Variations:
切れ地
裂地
切地
布地
きれ地(sK)

 kireji
    きれじ
(1) (See 布地・ぬのじ) fabric; cloth; material; (2) traditionally patterned textiles; (3) (rare) fabric scraps

Variations:
切火
鑽火
切り火
鑽り火
鑚火
鑚り火

 kiribi
    きりび
(1) (See 鑽る) striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; (2) purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

Variations:
動的ルーティング
動的ルーチング(sK)

 doutekiruutingu / dotekirutingu
    どうてきルーティング
{comp} dynamic routing

Variations:
指切りげんまん
指きりげんまん
指切拳万

 yubikirigenman
    ゆびきりげんまん
(See 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます・ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます,指切り) pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

Variations:
柘榴
石榴
安石榴(sK)
若榴(sK)

 zakuro; sekiryuu(石榴)(rk); jakuro(ok); zakuro / zakuro; sekiryu(石榴)(rk); jakuro(ok); zakuro
    ざくろ; せきりゅう(石榴)(rk); じゃくろ(ok); ザクロ
(kana only) pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Variations:
町外れ
街外れ
町はずれ
街はずれ

 machihazure
    まちはずれ
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

Variations:
粁(rK)
キロ米(ateji)(rK)

 kiromeetoru(p); kiromeetaa(sk); kiro meetoru(sk) / kiromeetoru(p); kiromeeta(sk); kiro meetoru(sk)
    キロメートル(P); キロメーター(sk); キロ・メートル(sk)
(kana only) kilometer (fre: kilomètre); kilometre

Variations:
螽斯(rK)
螽蟖(rK)
蟋蟀(rK)

 kirigirisu; kirigirisu
    きりぎりす; キリギリス
(1) (kana only) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); (2) katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper; (3) (archaism) cricket

Variations:
錐揉み
錐もみ(sK)
きり揉み(sK)

 kirimomi; kirimomi
    きりもみ; キリモミ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (kana only) tailspin; spin; (n,vs,vi) (2) (kana only) drilling; boring

Variations:
隠れキリシタン
隠れ切支丹(ateji)

 kakurekirishitan
    かくれキリシタン
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

Variations:
アンキロサウルス
アンキロザウルス

 ankirosaurusu; ankirozaurusu(sk)
    アンキロサウルス; アンキロザウルス(sk)
ankylosaurus (lat:)

おおさかかわさきリハビリテーションだいがく

see styles
 oosakakawasakirihabiriteeshondaigaku
    おおさかかわさきリハビリテーションだいがく
(org) Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University

ガイウスプリニウスカエキリウスセクンドゥス

see styles
 gaiusupuriniusukaekiriususekundodosu
    ガイウスプリニウスカエキリウスセクンドゥス
(person) Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus; Pliny the Younger

Variations:
これ切り
此れ切り(rK)
是切り(rK)

 korekiri; koregiri
    これきり; これぎり
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) last time (as of now); never again; (n,adv) (2) only this

Variations:
ピンからキリまで
ぴんからきりまで

 pinkarakirimade; pinkarakirimade(ik)
    ピンからキリまで; ぴんからきりまで(ik)
(expression) from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

Variations:
入り切る
入りきる
這入り切る
這入りきる

 hairikiru
    はいりきる
(transitive verb) to fit in

Variations:
死んでも死に切れない
死んでも死にきれない

 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじ

see styles
 hamanomasagohatsukirutomoyoninusubitonotanehatsukimaji
    はまのまさごはつきるともよにぬすびとのたねはつきまじ
(expression) (quote) (from the death poem of Ishikawa Goemon) the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall

Variations:
痺れを切らす
しびれを切らす
痺れをきらす

 shibireokirasu
    しびれをきらす
(exp,v5s) to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

Variations:
踏切
踏切り
踏み切り
踏み切

 fumikiri
    ふみきり
(1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; (2) starting line; scratch; (3) determination; (4) {sumo} stepping over the edge of the ring

Variations:
飽きる
厭きる
倦きる
倦る(io)

 akiru
    あきる
(v1,aux-v,vi) to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

Variations:
キラ星
綺羅星
煌星(rK)
きら星(sK)

 kiraboshi
    きらぼし
glittering stars

Variations:
サーキュラースカート
サーキュラー・スカート

 saakyuraasukaato; saakyuraa sukaato / sakyurasukato; sakyura sukato
    サーキュラースカート; サーキュラー・スカート
circular skirt

Variations:
サスペンダースカート
サスペンダー・スカート

 sasupendaasukaato; sasupendaa sukaato / sasupendasukato; sasupenda sukato
    サスペンダースカート; サスペンダー・スカート
skirt with suspender

Variations:
ジャイアントキリング
ジャイアント・キリング

 jaiantokiringu; jaianto kiringu
    ジャイアントキリング; ジャイアント・キリング
{sports} giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent

Variations:
スキルトランスファー
スキル・トランスファー

 sukirutoransufaa; sukiru toransufaa / sukirutoransufa; sukiru toransufa
    スキルトランスファー; スキル・トランスファー
skill transfer

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