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1 exact word match found in search 'くす'
su verb - precursor to the modern suru, intransitive verb
1. to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink  (see also: 屈する; archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading くっす)
su verb - precursor to the modern suru, transitive verb
2. to bend (knee, etc.)  (see also: 屈する; archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading くっす)
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18 words found beginning with 'くす'
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Most common form:
noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
2. efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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Most common form: 薬指
noun
ring finger; fourth finger
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tickle  (often written with kana only)
2. to tickle (one's fancy); to appeal; to flatter; to titillate  (often written with kana only)
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1. ticklish  (often written with kana only)
2. embarrassing
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dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
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sniff; sniffle; snuffle  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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unintentionally; slipping out (e.g. a chuckle)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be quiet; to be dull; to darken
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Most common form: クスクス
chuckle; giggle  (see also: くすくす笑う; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
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10 words found containing 'くす' in any position
irregular verb 'suru', transitive verb
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
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to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over  (usu. as 口を酸っぱくして言う; idiomatic expression)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean
2. to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through; to completely destroy
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to give one's everything; to do one's best
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to be like-minded; to have the same goal
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to fully express one's feelings; to say everything that is on one's mind
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to spare no expense; to live extravagantly; to indulge in the utmost luxury
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Most common form: やり尽す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources  (see also: し尽くす)
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