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〜きり
kiri · only ~; (〜たきり) since ~, and nothing after
〜たきり means something happened and then nothing more: 出かけたきり帰ってこない, he went out and never came back.
How to form it
| V-た + きり | 会ったきり |
| Noun + きり | 二人きり |
How it is used
The second half is usually a negative: 帰ってこない, 連絡がない.
With a noun it means only: 「二人きりで話したい」, I want to talk just the two of us. Spoken: っきり.
Examples
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- 彼とは去年会ったきり、連絡していません。I haven't been in touch with him since we met last year.
- 弟は朝出かけたきり、まだ帰ってきません。My brother went out this morning and still isn't back.
- 二人きりで話したいことがあります。There is something I want to talk about, just the two of us.
- その本は一度読んだきりです。I've only read that book once.