抜

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

hiring from another company; recruitment; scouting; headhunting

quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume)

drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind

to pull out; to extract; to remove; to take away

first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging

making do; getting by; managing

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to be far better; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent

to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

a foolish or stupid look

to look stupid; to have a critical lack

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers)

to cleanly forget

Card games

old maid (game)

Slang

living without one's mother-in-law

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook)

Abbreviation

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

Colloquial

clip (from a video); video clip

to uncork a bottle

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; punching down (dough); emptying (an aerosol can)

letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off

to single out

to dye fast; to leave undyed

exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness

oversight; omission; mistake

principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare

to tower above; to stand out

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky