diff --git a/datajoint/__init__.py b/datajoint/__init__.py
index a7c5e7b2f..d077b76da 100644
--- a/datajoint/__init__.py
+++ b/datajoint/__init__.py
@@ -54,25 +54,88 @@
     "logger",
     "cli",
 ]
+import importlib
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from . import errors
-from .admin import kill, set_password
-from .attribute_adapter import AttributeAdapter
-from .blob import MatCell, MatStruct
-from .cli import cli
-from .connection import Connection, conn
-from .diagram import Diagram
+from . import errors  
 from .errors import DataJointError
-from .expression import AndList, Not, Top, U
-from .fetch import key
-from .hash import key_hash
-from .logging import logger
-from .schemas import Schema, VirtualModule, list_schemas
-from .settings import config
-from .table import FreeTable, Table
-from .user_tables import Computed, Imported, Lookup, Manual, Part
-from .version import __version__
-
-ERD = Di = Diagram  # Aliases for Diagram
-schema = Schema  # Aliases for Schema
-create_virtual_module = VirtualModule  # Aliases for VirtualModule
+from .logging import logger  
+from .settings import config  
+from .version import __version__  
+
+from .connection import Connection, conn  
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .admin import kill, set_password
+    from .attribute_adapter import AttributeAdapter
+    from .blob import MatCell, MatStruct
+    from .cli import cli
+    from .diagram import Diagram
+    from .expression import AndList, Not, Top, U
+    from .fetch import key
+    from .hash import key_hash
+    from .schemas import Schema, VirtualModule, list_schemas
+    from .table import FreeTable, Table
+    from .user_tables import Computed, Imported, Lookup, Manual, Part
+
+
+_LAZY: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
+    # admin
+    "kill": ("datajoint.admin", "kill"),
+    "set_password": ("datajoint.admin", "set_password"),
+
+    # core objects
+    "Schema": ("datajoint.schemas", "Schema"),
+    "VirtualModule": ("datajoint.schemas", "VirtualModule"),
+    "list_schemas": ("datajoint.schemas", "list_schemas"),
+
+    # tables
+    "Table": ("datajoint.table", "Table"),
+    "FreeTable": ("datajoint.table", "FreeTable"),
+    "Manual": ("datajoint.user_tables", "Manual"),
+    "Lookup": ("datajoint.user_tables", "Lookup"),
+    "Imported": ("datajoint.user_tables", "Imported"),
+    "Computed": ("datajoint.user_tables", "Computed"),
+    "Part": ("datajoint.user_tables", "Part"),
+
+    # diagram
+    "Diagram": ("datajoint.diagram", "Diagram"),
+
+    # expressions
+    "Not": ("datajoint.expression", "Not"),
+    "AndList": ("datajoint.expression", "AndList"),
+    "Top": ("datajoint.expression", "Top"),
+    "U": ("datajoint.expression", "U"),
+
+    # misc utilities
+    "MatCell": ("datajoint.blob", "MatCell"),
+    "MatStruct": ("datajoint.blob", "MatStruct"),
+    "AttributeAdapter": ("datajoint.attribute_adapter", "AttributeAdapter"),
+    "key": ("datajoint.fetch", "key"),
+    "key_hash": ("datajoint.hash", "key_hash"),
+    "cli": ("datajoint.cli", "cli"),
+}
+_ALIAS: dict[str, str] = {
+    "ERD": "Diagram",
+    "Di": "Diagram",
+    "schema": "Schema",
+    "create_virtual_module": "VirtualModule",
+}
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str):
+    if name in _ALIAS:
+        target = _ALIAS[name]
+        value = getattr(importlib.import_module(_LAZY[target][0]), _LAZY[target][1])
+        globals()[target] = value
+        globals()[name] = value
+        return value
+
+    if name in _LAZY:
+        module_name, attr = _LAZY[name]
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+        value = getattr(module, attr)
+        globals()[name] = value  # cache
+        return value
+
+    raise AttributeError(f"module 'datajoint' has no attribute {name}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/datajoint/user_tables.py b/datajoint/user_tables.py
index 9c2e79d34..4d708fe5e 100644
--- a/datajoint/user_tables.py
+++ b/datajoint/user_tables.py
@@ -219,16 +219,17 @@ def table_name(cls):
             else cls.master.table_name + "__" + from_camel_case(cls.__name__)
         )
 
-    def delete(self, force=False):
+    def delete(self, force=False, **kwargs):
         """
-        unless force is True, prohibits direct deletes from parts.
+        Unless force is True, prohibits direct deletes from parts.
+        Accepts any kwargs supported by Table.delete and forwards them to super().delete.
         """
         if force:
-            super().delete(force_parts=True)
-        else:
-            raise DataJointError(
-                "Cannot delete from a Part directly. Delete from master instead"
-            )
+            return super().delete(force_parts=True, **kwargs)
+
+        raise DataJointError(
+            "Cannot delete from a Part directly. Delete from master instead"
+        )
 
     def drop(self, force=False):
         """
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 88d55e32f..3b9e8b1ac 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import certifi
-import minio
 import networkx as nx
 import pytest
+
+minio = pytest.importorskip("minio")
 import urllib3
 from packaging import version
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cascading_delete.py b/tests/test_cascading_delete.py
index 71216fcb2..492327634 100644
--- a/tests/test_cascading_delete.py
+++ b/tests/test_cascading_delete.py
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ def test_stepwise_delete(schema_simp_pop):
     ), "failed to delete from the parent table following child table deletion"
 
 
+def test_part_delete_forwards_kwargs(schema_simp_pop):
+    assert not dj.config["safemode"], "safemode must be off for testing"
+    assert L() and A() and B() and B.C(), "schema population failed"
+
+    # Should accept and forward kwargs supported by Table.delete
+    B.C().delete(force=True, transaction=False)
+
+    assert not B.C(), "failed to delete child table with forwarded kwargs"
+
+
 def test_delete_tree_restricted(schema_simp_pop):
     assert not dj.config["safemode"], "safemode must be off for testing"
     assert (
diff --git a/tests/test_import_performance.py b/tests/test_import_performance.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5066b520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_import_performance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def test_import_does_not_eager_load_heavy_deps():
+    import sys
+    import datajoint  # noqa: F401
+
+    assert "datajoint.diagram" not in sys.modules
+    assert "pandas" not in sys.modules
diff --git a/tests/test_relational_operand.py b/tests/test_relational_operand.py
index 2dbea672e..dd36483e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_relational_operand.py
+++ b/tests/test_relational_operand.py
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ def test_top_restriction_with_keywords(self, schema_simp_pop):
         ]
         assert key.fetch(as_dict=True) == [
             {"id": 2, "key": 6},
-            {"id": 2, "key": 5},
             {"id": 1, "key": 5},
+            {"id": 2, "key": 5},
             {"id": 0, "key": 4},
             {"id": 1, "key": 4},
             {"id": 2, "key": 4},