dregs, grounds

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残滓んしんさいNoun~の Adj.Freq #13645
1

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

カスNounUsually kanaFreq #21082
1

dregs; sediment; grounds; meal

2

Often 粕

lees (esp. sake)

3

leftovers; by-product

4

worthless item; junk

5

dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross

6

Hanafuda

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ばかソバカス雀斑蕎麦滓NounFreq #27657
1

Word usually written using kana alone

freckle; lentigo; ephelis

Examples
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
2

蕎麦滓 only; Archaic; Orig. meaning

buckwheat chaff

残りカス残りかす残り滓残り粕のこりカス (残りカス)こりか (残りかす/残り滓/残り粕)NounFreq #59393
1

residue; remnants; dregs

食べかす食べカス食べ滓食べ粕べか (食べかす/食べ滓/食べ粕)たべカス (食べカス)NounFreq #59560
1

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers

2

food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

燃え滓燃えかすえかNounFreq #64889
1

cinders

絞りかす搾りかす絞り粕搾り粕しぼり粕絞り滓搾り滓しぼり滓ぼりかNounFreq #72243
1

strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

ボロカスろかす襤褸滓NounUsually kanaFreq #82272
1

harsh criticism

2

something worthless or of little value

そっか味噌っかす味噌っ滓NounUsually kanaFreq #93230
1

miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs

2

Colloquial

worthless thing; good-for-nothing

3

Colloquial

child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

天かす天カスんかす天滓NounFreq #96452
1

Food, cooking

tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

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