話を切り出す

はなしをきりだす

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

切り出し

きりだし

pointed knife

すり切り

すりきり

levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

出切る

できる

to be out of, to have no more at hand

切り外す

きりはずす

to miss in attempting to kill

切り直す

きりなおす

to correct cutting, to reshuffle (playing cards)

切り通す

きりとおす

to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)

切り戻す

きりもどす

switch-back (reversal of redundancy switching following repair)

切り返す

きりかえす

to strike back, to counterattack, to retort

切り崩す

きりくずす

to level (earth), to cut through (a mountain)

切り殺す

きりころす

to slay, to put somebody to the sword

切り回す

きりまわす

to manage, to control, to run, to handle

切り離す

きりはなす

to detach, to decapitate, to cut loose, to let loose, to dismember

切り倒す

きりたおす

to cut down, to chop down, to fell

鳴り出す

なりだす

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

括り出す

くくりだす

to factor out (e.g. in algebra), to pull out common elements

捻り出す

ひねりだす

to work out, to think up, to devise, to manage (somehow), to summon up (e.g. courage)

絞り出す

しぼりだす

to squeeze out, to wring out

釣り出す

つりだす

to pull out a fish, to lure