Kanji掻
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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to push aside; to push one's way through
to scratch; to claw
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to perspire; to sweat
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to be embarrassed; to lose face
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
to cut; to slit; to slash
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
scratch; scratch mark
to cut; to slit; to slash
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to be greedy; to covet
fire hook; poker; slice bar
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
scratch; scrape; abrasion
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
to carry under the arm; to scoop up (liquid)
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain
to become overcast
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to stir up (e.g. a fire)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
to push aside; to shove aside; to rake away (leaves)
superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.); shallow
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
sweating easily; profuse sweater
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to scratch open (a wound); to scratch off (a scab)
female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)
taking silkworm cocoons out of the cocoon holder
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
sweating easily; profuse sweater
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
to haul in hand over hand
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
scratching; itchy spot; itchiness; scabies; the itch
to jerk off; to masturbate
salon providing ear-care and relaxation treatments
snowplow; snowplough; snow blower
to smooth out; to rake
capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
strickle (rod used to sweep excess grain from the brim of a measure)
person with a skin disease (esp. syphilis); syphilitic patient
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
(male) masturbation
draining a pond, lake or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.); cleaning a well
(not) at all; wholly; entirely; completely; totally
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
to cling to; to rely on; to obtain something after badgering someone
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat