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薩摩

さつま
Satsuma (ancient province located in present-day Kagoshima prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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摩擦

まさつ
friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
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摩耗

磨耗
まもう
wear; abrasion
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摩天楼

まてんろう
skyscraper
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摩擦音

まさつおん
fricative sound
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護摩

ごま
homa; Buddhist rite of burning cedar sticks before an idol to ask for blessings
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あん摩

按摩
あんま
massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; masseur; masseuse; massager; blind person (as many were traditionally massagers)
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摩滅

磨滅
まめつ
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
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薩摩の守

さつまのかみ
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
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擦れ合う

こすれ合う、すれ合う、摩れ合う
すれあう、こすれあう
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel