栓を抜く

せんをぬく

to uncork a bottle

剣を抜く

つるぎをぬく けんをぬく

to draw a sword

歯を抜く

はをぬく

to pull teeth out, to extract a tooth

気を抜く

きをぬく

to lose focus, to let one's mind wander, to relax one's attention

力を抜く

ちからをぬく

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

群を抜く

ぐんをぬく

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group), to stand out from the crowd, to be the best by far

鏡を抜く

かがみをぬく

to uncask, to open a barrel

抜き手

ぬきて ぬきで

overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

手抜き

てぬき

omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping

度肝を抜く

どぎもをぬく

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)

度胆を抜く

どぎもをぬく ドぎもをぬく

to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits, to strike a person dumb, to dumbfound, to take (someone) aback

尻毛を抜く

しりげをぬく

to take someone by surprise; to startle someone; to pull (someone's) buttock hair

鼻毛を抜く

はなげをぬく

to pull out nostril hairs

ケツ毛を抜く

ケツげをぬく けつげをぬく しりげをぬく

to startle someone, to make someone jump out of their skin, to take someone by surprise, to pull someone's butt hair

手を引く

てをひく

to withdraw from (a deal), to wash one's hands of

手を叩く

てをたたく

to clap

手をつく

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

手を焼く

てをやく

not know what to do with, to be at a loss with, to have difficulty with, to be put out

手を突く

てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)