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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to draw a sword
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to pierce through; to break through
to run through; to run past
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to blow through; to blow across
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
idiotic; dolt; bonehead
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to live through; to survive
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to hold fast; to protect to the end
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to fight to the bitter end
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to stick it out (until the end)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to think thoroughly
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
a foolish or stupid look
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to make a mistake
to uncork a bottle
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to dye fast; to leave undyed
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
to single out
oversight; omission; mistake
to tower above; to stand out
discouragement; disappointment
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
to know thoroughly
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
native-born; trueborn
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
passing through; through passage
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
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)
tournament; knockout competition
principal; main; important; fashionable
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
having missing teeth; toothlessness
pincers; nail puller
stealthy footsteps
to outrun; to run through to the end
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
bottle opener; corkscrew
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
stain removal
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to explain away; to answer evasively
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
the very best; elite
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
desalinating with water; salt removal
fool; blockhead
to draw swords and face off
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
(hair) tweezers; nippers
without having supper
to uncask; to open a barrel
to lose interest; to slacken off
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
extract; excerpt
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
to pull out nostril hairs; to outwit; to fool
'ra'-removed; the practice of dropping the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru'
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
tax excluded; excluding tax
evasion; an excuse
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart
to select; to choose
refinement; style; sophistication
air of (deliberate) imperfection (esp. in make-up)
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
slipping out the back way with swindled goods
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
to attack persistently
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
to dance away
byway; bypass
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
extract; excerpt
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to get ripped off for every last penny
to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss
shrewd face; knowing look
geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans; (arch.) escape from a difficult situation; (arch.) stealthy footsteps
tweezers; forceps
to unsheathe one's sword
cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die
without compliments (greetings)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
to blow through; to blow over; to blow itself out
runaway ninja; fugitive ninja
to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
to stick it out; to see it to the end
punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; removing a partition (wall); artesian well
pilfered goods
decolorization; decolourization; decolorisation; decolourisation
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
skimming a text
jumping through a hoop
artesian well; tapped well
removing a partition (wall); straight through without interruption
to uproot; to pull out
removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to thin out (e.g. seedlings)
extremely heavy drinker; insatiable drinker
air hole; air vent
pixel defect (on an LCD display, e.g. dead pixel)
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
counterattack while evading the opponent's attack (kendo)
forgetfulness; leaving things unfinished
pilferage
price without taxes added; price before tax
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
unlined in the back
sudden dissolution of a legislature
scoring combination in a dealt hand that becomes worth more at the end of the game if the player's total score is above 88
to go through all sorts of hardships
skyrocketing (prices)
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
molting; moulting
hard-boiled egg; starchy water (from boiled rice)
gutting (esp. a fish); gutted fish
to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
offprint; reprint
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
to be transparent; to be penetrable
slip stitch (crochet)
banner (headlines)
papier mâché
by far; far and away; by all odds
the skies open up; to rain cats and dogs
cutouts (of coloured paper)
draft (in casting); amount of taper for molded or cast parts
scoop; exclusive news
incomplete translation; untranslated passage
pentatonic scale
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
drawn thread
missing important things here and there; full of gaps
bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)