Nounsliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

Noun, Suru verbimpressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric · type of noh costume

Nounwoodblock printer

Nounmethod of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials · coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto grate

Nouncoloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto print · to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

Noununbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets

Nounprinting

Nounprinted matter

Nounsliding feet; shuffling (one's feet) · moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground

Noun(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

Nounsurimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste

Nounplain white clothing patterned using dyes

Nounpestle

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto rub in (e.g. cream into the skin) · to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)

Nounpolishing; polished item · match (for lighting a fire)

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to make one's way through · to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto wear out

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto press against; to push against; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person) · to rub (something) onto; to wipe onto; to smear with; to brush on · to strike (a match)

Nounground glass; frosted glass

Nouncomparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole · lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together · margination

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto slip down; to slide down; to glide down

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto rub together · to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust