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to tear; to rip up
to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
この紙を半分に裂いてもらえますか。
Could I get you to tear the paper in half?
時間を裂いて手伝ってくれた。
He made time to help me.
古い布が裂けてしまって使えなくなった。
The fabric tore and I was troubled.