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切っ掛け / きっかけ - (noun) chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
切れ目 / きれめ - (noun) gap, break, rift; pause, interval, interruption; cut, incision, notch, score; end
親切 / しんせつ - (Adjective/-な) kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice
一切 / いっさい - (noun/adverb) all, everything, entirety, the whole; {adv} absolutely (not), (not) at all, (none) whatsoever, without exception (with neg. verb)
切る / きる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/transitive) to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. 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 do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); to reduce, to decrease, to discount; to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain; to cross, to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.); to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut; to shuffle (cards); {mahj} to discard a tile; to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate; to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; {go} to cut (the connection between two groups); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); {suf} {v5r} to do completely, to finish doing (after the -masu stem of a verb); {suf} {v5r} to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ... (after the -masu stem of a verb); {suf} {v5r} to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly (after the -masu stem of a verb)