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擦
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Idiomatic expression
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; to grind sesame seeds
Examples
あいつ、上司に胡麻を擂ってやがる。
He is buttering up to his boss.
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trade friction
Examples
いわゆる貿易摩擦はいつの日か避けることができよう。
So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.
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to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
Examples
彼の当てこすりはかんにさわる。
His sarcasm galls me.
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sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; brown-nosing; sycophant; flatterer; toady; apple-polisher; brown-noser; ass-kisser
Examples
ボブは本当にごますりだ。
Bob is really a brown noser.
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sesame seed grinding
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shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
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to scrape off; to rub off
Examples
彼はブーツの泥をこすり落とした。
He scraped the mud off his boots.
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to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing
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to use up (all one's money)
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Proverb
a meeting by chance is preordained
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Noun or verb acting prenominally
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
Examples
計量する前にすりきりしなさい。
Level off the sugar when measuring out.
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fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near
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sound as produced by this alarm
