► 名詞
切り [(2)きり] [切りが無い] [coll] meaning: end rank: 2
☆ 彼の文句を聞いていたらきりがない ⇨ If you listen to his complaints there will be no end (☛ Usually “there will be no end, so it is not worth it”)
切り [(2)きり] [切りが良い] [coll] meaning: break rank: 3
☆ 切りが良い所で止めておこう ⇨ This is a good break, spot, to stop our work (☛ Literally “nice cut”. A good point to conclude a phase/stage)
More examples:
- 彼女は玉ねぎを切り刻んだ ⇨ She chopped up onions
- 彼はチームの押さえの切り札だ ⇨ He is the trusted closer of the team
- 小数点以下は切り捨て ⇨ Disregard the numbers below zero
- 彼は裏切り者を血祭りに上げた ⇨ He brutally killed the traitor
- 爪切り ⇨ Nail clippers
- 彼はその場を旨く切り抜けた ⇨ He handles the situation cleverly, deftly
- 締切りに何とか間に合った ⇨ I somehow beat the deadline
- 彼女は割引券をチラシから切り取った ⇨ She cut off a coupon from an ad paper
- 彼女は玉ねぎをみじん切りにした ⇨ She chopped up onions
- 締切りが延ばされた ⇨ The deadline has been extended
- 僕は最後の切り札を使って相手を負かした ⇨ I beat the opponent using my final trump card, secret weapon
- 一度最高級の寿司屋で思い切り食べてみたい ⇨ I wish I could eat as much as I want at the best sushi bar
- 彼には世界の舞台で思いっ切り暴れて欲しい ⇨ I want him to make big splashes on the world stage
- 済んだ事は忘れて気持ちを切り替えなくちゃ ⇨ I need to forget about what already happened and change my focus
- 彼は切り詰めた生活をしている ⇨ He is leading a very frugal life. He is cutting all the expenses