仕事のきりがいいところで休憩しよう。
Let's take a break when we reach a good stopping point in the work.
Let's bring this discussion to an end soon.
Most familiar in negative expressions such as きりがない, meaning that there is no end or no limit to something.
See also: きりがない
There is no end to wanting more.
If you start looking for tiny mistakes, there is no end to it.
delivery date of a futures contract
Only when written 限り / 限
Specialized finance term for the delivery date or settlement timing of a futures contract; Restricted this sense to 限り or 限.
In futures trading, 限り is used as a technical term for the delivery date.
finale of a Noh chant; end of an act; last performance of the day
Traditional performing-arts term used for endings or final items in Noh, jōruri, kabuki, or vaudeville-style performance contexts.
Books on performing-arts history explain that the end of a Noh chant can be called 切り.
trump card; king card in old karuta games
Older or specialized card-game terminology. For the ordinary modern word 'trump card' in a figurative sense, 切り札 is much more common.
In old card games, 切り can mean a trump card.
In mekuri karuta and unsun karuta, 切り refers to the king card.
cut in go; separation of two groups
Only with reading キリ
Go term for a move that cuts or separates stones; this is usually written キリ.
White's cut separated Black's stones into two groups.
counter for slices; counter for cuts of fish or meat
A counter for slices or cut portions, especially thicker pieces of fish or meat; in everyday modern Japanese, 切れ is often the safer and more common counter.
There is also a usage that counts pieces of cut fish as 一きり, 二きり.
Particle-like use after a noun, number, or phrase, meaning 'only' or 'just'; also appears as っきり, and may be pronounced ぎり in some combinations.
See also: っきり
I want to talk with you alone, just the two of us.
Since you only live once, I don't want to have regrets.
ever since; after
Used after a past event, usually with a negative main clause, to mean that something has not happened since then.
I haven't been in touch with him since I saw him at the graduation ceremony.
remaining in a state; continuously
Used after a past-tense verb to show that the resulting state continues, as in 寝たきり; sometimes overlaps with っぱなし but is not identical in nuance.
My grandfather has been bedridden since last year.
The window has been left open.
I wrapped up my work and went home.
It was a one-time-only chance.
I got nervous being alone with him, just the two of us.
I haven't contacted her once since I met her last year.
My grandfather has been bedridden ever since.
Please give me three slices of sashimi.
だけ is the general, neutral particle for 'only', while きり (as in 一度きり) adds a stronger sense of finality or exclusiveness.
切り札 is the ordinary modern word for a trump card or decisive option, while standalone きり in that sense is old card-game jargon.
きり and っきり share the same limiting meaning, but っきり is the more colloquial, emphatic contracted form.
切り is a noun meaning 'cut' or 'end', while っきり is an unrelated particle meaning 'only' or 'since'; they merely sound alike.
switching; changeover; conversion; replacement
only; just · since; after · continuously; remaining in a state
betrayal; treachery
reserving exclusively; full booking; chartering
discontinuation; termination; cancellation · end of a game of go
Irregular okurigana spelling for the specialized finance use; included mainly for lookup.
pause; break; punctuation · break; end; stopping point; milestone
to one's heart's content; with all one's might; hard · resolution; determination; resignation
trump card; trump · ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon; last resort
cutting down; sacrificing; throwing to the wolves · omission; rounding down; truncation
cut end; section; opening; slit · point of view; perspective; new approach
beginning; start; first in a series
abandonment; giving up; forsaking · bargain sale; selling off cheaply · edge; boundary
end; conclusion · rounding up · revaluation; upward revision
change to; switch to; be replaced by
leftover pieces; end pieces; shaved meat · clipping
pointed knife; utility knife · logging; cutting down trees · beef scraps; meat trimmings · starting to speak; broaching a topic · extraction; splicing out
finishing reading · one-shot; complete story; non-serialized story · breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
best; finest; top-notch · exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far · jumping and slashing
cut off; separate; detach; sever; uncouple
cut off; cut out; excise; amputate
cutting; tearing off; clipping · cutting; cut (in earthwork) · robbery with assault; mugging
cut up; split open; tear to pieces
clipping; cutting; scrap · cut-out; paper cut-out · video clip; clip
julienne; finely cut strips; shredded vegetables
cut open; slash open · clear (land); cut (a path); hack through · carve out (a future); open up (a new field); pioneer
management; administration; running · cutting up and serving food · cut and fill (earthwork)
finely chopped; minced