naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
artesian well; tapped well
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
tax excluded; excluding tax
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
desalinating with water; salt removal
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
discharge printing; discharge style
price without taxes added; price before tax
1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
trumpet honeysuckle; Lonicera sempervirens