抜く【ぬく】
to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed, to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip, to do to the end, to carry through, to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty, to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract, to pilfer, to steal, to remove, to get rid of, to take out, to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to pierce, to break through, to go through, to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area, to seize, to capture, to reduce, to scoop (a story), to take out (an opponent's stones; in go), to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating), to take (a photo), to record (video)
抜ける【ぬける】
to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose, to fade, to discolour, to wear a hole (e.g. clothes), to leave (e.g. a meeting), to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky), to be stupid, to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive, to exit (a program loop), to go through, to pass through, to give way, to collapse, to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)
抜き【ぬき】
leaving out, omitting, skipping, dispensing with, (beating) in succession, in a row
抜本的【ばっぽんてき】
drastic, radical
骨抜き【ほねぬき】
boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
手抜き【てぬき】
omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping, intentional negligence, tenuki, making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move
生え抜き【はえぬき】
native-born, trueborn, (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.), career (e.g. diplomat)
目抜き【めぬき】
principal, main, important, fashionable
切り抜き【きりぬき】
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.), cutting, scrap (for a scrapbook), cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
奇抜【きばつ】
(very) unusual, unconventional, eccentric, novel, original, striking, bizarre, wild
抜き打ち【ぬきうち】
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke, doing (something) suddenly and without warning, doing without prior notice
抜け道【ぬけみち】
byway, bypath, byroad, secret path, shortcut, way of escape, loophole, way out (of trouble), excuse
息抜き【いきぬき】
taking a breather, relaxation, vent hole
飛び抜ける【とびぬける】
to be preeminent, to be outstanding
海抜【かいばつ】
height above sea level
抜かる【ぬかる】
to make a mistake
抜け穴【ぬけあな】
secret passage, underground passage, loophole, hole one can go through, opening
抜粋【ばっすい】
extract, excerpt, selection
底抜け【そこぬけ】
bottomless (bucket, etc.), unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.), boundless, extreme, uninhibited, imprudent, indiscreet, undisciplined, careless, extremely heavy drinker, freefall (of a market)
引き抜き【ひきぬき】
hiring from another company, recruitment, scouting, headhunting, quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume), drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
