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piercing (cold); biting (wind)

clear solution; clean decision

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation)

to fire (a person)

all on one's own

to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

to cut; to slit; to slash

end; conclusion

rounding up

revaluation

selling by the piece

selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

pointed knife

logging; cutting

(beef) scraps

starting to speak

extraction (of a portion of a media file); splicing out

finishing reading

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; one-shot

breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

to sell out; to sell off

to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)

just the two of them

Food, cooking

chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks

partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall

Idiomatic expression

to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries

to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

one-way ticket

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture

Idiomatic expression

to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

Jack the Ripper