Japanese words for 'to undo a knot'
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- to unsew; to unstitch
- to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
- to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen; to unpack
- to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
- to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
- to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
- to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
- to solve; to work out; to answer
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- to loosen; to come untied; to come undone
- to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to unravel
- to be solved; to be resolved
- to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban); to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)
- to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up
- to loosen up (e.g. tension)
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- to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
- to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
- to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
- to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
- to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
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- to sever (connections, ties)
- to discard a tile
- to start
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
- to finish; to complete
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
- to criticize sharply
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
- to shuffle (cards)
- to trump
- to open (something sealed)
- to cross; to traverse
- to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
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- to unsew; to unstitch
- to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
- to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen; to unpack
- to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
- to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
- to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
- to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
- to solve; to work out; to answer
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- to loosen; to come untied; to come undone
- to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to unravel
- to be solved; to be resolved
- to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban); to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)
- to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up
- to loosen up (e.g. tension)
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- to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
- to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
- to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
- to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
- to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
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- to sever (connections, ties)
- to discard a tile
- to start
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
- to finish; to complete
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
- to criticize sharply
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
- to shuffle (cards)
- to trump
- to open (something sealed)
- to cross; to traverse
- to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)