Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 培/meaning-of-縁を切る
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
- relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
- family ties; affinity
- opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)
- (Buddh) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)
- narrow open-air veranda
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (suf, v5r, vt) to cut (usu. to cut through)
- to sever (connections, ties)
- to turn off (i.e. the light)
エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。
Do you mind if I turn off the AC? - to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?" - to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った。
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate. - to set (a limit)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain)
- to cross
- to do (something noticeable)
- to turn (a vehicle)
- to cut (the ball)
- to shuffle (cards)
トランプをよく切ってください。
Please shuffle the cards carefully. - to trump
- (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone)
- (suf, v5r) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete
ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった。
Harry managed to swim across the river.
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
- someone to rely on; relative
- reminder; memento
- (prt) indicates direct object of action
- indicates subject of causative expression
- indicates an area traversed
- indicates time (period) over which action takes place
- indicates point of departure or separation of action
- indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)