鯉口を切る

こいぐちをきる

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

口火を切る

くちびをきる

to start the debate, to get the ball rolling, to fire the first shot (fig. only), to start a conversation

切符を切る

きっぷをきる

to rip off a coupon, to punch a ticket

口を割る

くちをわる くちをわれる

to confess, to speak out, to disclose, to tell

口切り

くちきり

start broaching (a subject), opening remark, start, commencement, beginning

切れ口

きれくち

cut end, section, opening, slit

切り口

きりくち

cut end, section, opening, slit

切戸口

きりどぐち

small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage

句を切る

くをきる

to punctuate a sentence

波を切る

なみをきる

to cut one's way through the waves

縁を切る

えんをきる

to get a divorce, to sever connections

手を切る

てをきる

to cut off (a relationship)

テープを切る

テープをきる

to break the tape (at the finishing line), to breast the tape

スイッチを切る

スイッチをきる

to switch off, to turn off

カードを切る

カードをきる

to shuffle (a deck of) cards

髪を切る

かみをきる

to cut hair, to give a haircut

空を切る

くうをきる

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air

舵を切る

かじをきる

to turn the rudder of a ship, to change direction (of policy, etc.)

幕を切る

まくをきる

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)