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摩る さする

  1. to massage; to pat; to rub; to stroke

擦る する N3

  1. to chafe; to file; to frost (glass); to rub; to strike (match)
  2. to lose money (e.g. by gambling); to run through (one's fortune); to squander (one's money)
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