垢

dirt; filth; grime

Internet slang; Abbreviation

account (e.g. for an online service)

Buddhism

klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

cold-water ablutions

scrubbing grime off (the skin)

cloth, sponge, etc. used to remove grime from the skin

refinement; style; sophistication

to become grimy or dirty

akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

Internet slang

account ban

Historical term

female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)

dirt and grease; filth; grime

dirty clothes; grimy clothes

Rare term

shininess in clothing (from grime, wear, overuse, etc.)

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pure; innocent; spotless; immaculate; unspoiled

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pure; unmixed; unadulterated

long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

pure; purity

pure and innocent; immaculate

white kimono

finger marks; dirt from the hands

dirt under one's fingernails

Idiomatic expression

shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen

Idiomatic expression

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)

earwax; cerumen

smegma