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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to rub;to scrub;to scrape
石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
slang
to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.);to milk;to keep getting mileage out of
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
video games
to mash (a button);to spam (a move)
esp. in fighting games
Other forms
錯る 【こする】 (rarely used kanji form)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to rub;to pat;to stroke;to massage
胸をさすってあげましょうか。
Would you like me to massage your chest?
Other forms
擦る 【さする】
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
to rub;to chafe;to strike (match);to file;to frost (glass)
ケリーはマッチを擦ってパイプへもっていった。
Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
to squander (one's money);to run through (one's fortune);to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
ありがね全部すってしまった。
We shot our wad.
Other forms
擂る 【する】 · 摩る 【する】 (rarely used kanji form) · 磨る 【する】 (rarely used kanji form)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to graze (e.g. bullet);to scratch;to touch lightly
こうじはついていた。交通事故でたった車のサイドをちょっとかすっただけだった。
Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to take a percentage;to exploit;to squeeze
Other forms
擦る 【かする】
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to rub in;to smear on;to spread on;to daub
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to lay the blame on
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
sunekosuri;yōkai said to get in the way of people's paths as they walk at night
Other forms
脛擦 【すねこすり】 (search-only kanji form) · 脛こすり 【すねこすり】 (search-only kanji form)
