| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 抜き | ぬき | without, not including, dispensed with; (beating) in succession |
| 抜本的 | ばっぽんてき | drastic, radical |
| 選抜 | せんばつ | selection, choice, picking out |
| 抜群 | ばつぐん | preeminence, distinction, extraordinariness; outstanding, excellent, exceptional, surpassing, extraordinary, distinguished |
| 骨抜き | ほねぬき | boned (e.g. fish, etc.); watered down (e.g. plan, bill, etc.), mutilated; lacking integrity or moral backbone |
| 手抜き | てぬき | omitting crucial steps, a drop in activity |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel; to break (out of a loop) |
| 生え抜き | はえぬき | native-born, trueborn |
| 目抜き | めぬき | principal, main, important, fashionable |
| 切り抜き | きりぬき | scraps, cuts |