Search: "ごぼう抜き"

1. pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out

2. forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)

3. overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

1. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)

2. kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)

1. leaving out; omitting

2. (beating) in succession; in a row

1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog

2. sly dog; sly old fox

1. Buddhist priest; monk

2. son (of others)

1. boning (fish or meat); deboning

2. watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution

3. taking the backbone out of; weakening

1. native-born; trueborn

2. (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)

1. Carry through; Persevere

1. Penetrate; Accomplish

1. Want to extract; Want to pull out