抜

to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

overtaking; passing

Sports

pursuit (event)

corkscrew

outstanding; superb

insertion-extraction; add-remove; swapping (e.g. plugs)

removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

to uncask; to open a barrel

to pull out nostril hairs

to outwit; to fool

to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt

to select; to choose

tax excluded; excluding tax

Abbreviation

'ra'-removed; the practice of dropping the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru'

(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free

evasion; an excuse

Idiomatic expression

to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart

refinement; style; sophistication

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while

camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)

scintillating; extraordinarily excellent

to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society

to attack persistently

ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure

E.g. 見れる, 食べれる, 来れる

dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best

Idiomatic expression

to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve