to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to draw swords and face off
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
principal; main; important; fashionable
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
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)
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
reverse printing; printing only the background; reverse-printed motif; reverse-printed text
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
desalinating with water; salt removal
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
soaking of clams in salt water to remove grit
tax excluded; excluding tax
'ra'-removed; the practice of dropping the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru'
erotic video game made for the purpose of masturbation
card game variant of old maid
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
pouring boiling water over fried dishes to remove excess oil; western resist technique in porcelain painting using turpentine oil; oil extraction; oil extractor
nutmeg (in soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
nutmeg (in soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die
geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans; (arch.) escape from a difficult situation; (arch.) stealthy footsteps
without compliments (greetings)
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
decolorization; decolourization; decolorisation; decolourisation
removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)
punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; removing a partition (wall); artesian well
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
removing a partition (wall); straight through without interruption
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; (arch.) native-born; (arch.) trueborn
counterattack while evading the opponent's attack (kendo)
hard-boiled egg; starchy water (from boiled rice)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
gutting (esp. a fish); gutted fish
draft (in casting); amount of taper for molded or cast parts
ponnuki; capturing a single stone, resulting in a diamond shape
ponnuki go; first-capture go; atari go; go variant where whoever first captures one or more stones wins