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ごまをする is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ごまをする
BOOST
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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ごまをする is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 75,200,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
あたら
しい
パソコン
じぶん
自分
オフィス
れてもらう
こと
きたい
期待
して
いつも
しゃちょう
社長
ごまをすっている
He's always playing up to the boss, in hopes of getting a new PC in his office.
胡麻をする
BOOST
Reading : ごまをする   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 157,000 (about 512,000 results)
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胡麻を擂る
BOOST
Reading : ごまをする   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 20,100,000 results)
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ゴマを擂る
BOOST
Reading : ゴマをする   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 27,000 (about 23,400,000 results)
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胡麻を摺る
BOOST
Reading : ごまをする   
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コ   ゴ   ウ   foreign   あぐ    
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
广
stony cliff
to grind, to rub   
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hand
ライ   かみなり thunder   
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フ   あめ rain   
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デン   た rice field   
to print (on cloth); to chafe, rub   
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シュウ   なら to learn   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
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