きり／～きりだ (kiri): Since doing and not again; only
～きり／～きりだ (kiri)
Meaning
Since doing and not again; only
Formation and usage
Vた + きり; N + きり
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
After a past verb, an expected subsequent action has not occurred; after a noun it can limit an amount.
Examples
去年の会議で彼に会ったきり、連絡がない。
Since meeting him at last year's event, the meeting, I have heard nothing from him.
去年の試験で彼に会ったきり、連絡がない。
Since meeting him at last year's event, the exam, I have heard nothing from him.
去年の研修で彼に会ったきり、連絡がない。
Since meeting him at last year's event, the training session, I have heard nothing from him.
去年の発表会で彼に会ったきり、連絡がない。
Since meeting him at last year's event, the presentation event, I have heard nothing from him.
去年の面接で彼に会ったきり、連絡がない。
Since meeting him at last year's event, the interview, I have heard nothing from him.
How related patterns differ
かけ leaves an action unfinished; たきり leaves a subsequent action absent. も同然だ treats a state as practically reached; ところだった nearly reaches it but avoids it. ばそれまでだ makes a consequence final; いったん can mean once or temporarily.