| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ | important, valuable, worthy of care |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion |
| 一切 | いっさい | all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely |
| 適切 | てきせつ | pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance |
| 切り | きり | limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since |
| 思い切って | おもいきって | resolutely, boldly, daringly |
| 切らす | きらす | to be out of, to run out of, to be short of, to be out of stock |
| 切る | きる | to cut (usu. to cut through); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect; to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; 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); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete |
| 締め切り | しめきり | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 切手 | きって | stamp (postage), merchandise certificate |
