Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Kanji used
mash
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
to lick someone's boots; to flatter