Search Terms: 糟*
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noun
1.
dregs, sediment, grounds, meal(usually kana)
2.
lees (esp. sake)(usually kana)(often 粕)
3.
leftovers, by-product(usually kana)
4.
worthless item, junk(usually kana)
5.
dregs (e.g. of society), scum, dross(usually kana)
6.
Other readings:
かす《粕》
、かす《糟》
、カス
noun
1.
shōchū made from sake lees
2.
low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII), hooch (hootch)
Other readings:
糟取り【かすとり】
expression, noun
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one's devoted wife, wife who has followed one through hard times, wife married in poverty