切

ticket seller

working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study)

Obsolete term; Orig. meaning

polishing (stones)

steep bank; cliff

essential; vital

cutter; certificate

cut hair

Historical term

short hairstyle worn by widows (from the early modern period to the Meiji era)

earnest persuasion; urging strongly

saying harshly; arguing fiercely; cutting remark

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

freshly cut

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

freshly tailored

Common noun

tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court

violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)

to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.)

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

to cut off

ticket punch; ticket puncher

fabric; cloth; material

traditionally patterned textiles

Rare term

fabric scraps

edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman

scraps; chips

clearing (land); excavating

scrapbook

gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction

to cut off and separate

to cut to pieces; to torment

to cut into; to raid

sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper

small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage

small garden gate