きり

Usage

Indicates that an action has been done once and has not been repeated since.

Vた + きり

Examples

息子は今日、出かけたきり、夜になっても帰ってこないのでとても心配です。 My son went out today and hasn't come back even though it's night, so I'm very worried.
彼女とは別れたきり、一度も会っていない I haven't seen her once since we broke up.