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rub

On-Yomi: マツ

Koohii stories:

1) [johnzep] 29-6-2008(344): I like to RUB my FINGERS over my EXTREMITIES ….like my extremity-ly long, umm, hair…. This has been edited in response to being reported …you can change "hair" to whatever extremity-ly long body part you like.

2) [forestsprite] 30-9-2007(114): When you're cold, your RUB your FINGERS over your EXTREMITIES vigorously to warm up a bit. I'd still rather go in for a warm fire and some hot cocoa, though.

3) [samusam] 18-9-2007(72): Picture Mr. Burn's rubbing the extremities of his fingers together and saying "excellent…".

4) [Danieru] 21-5-2008(41): This is easy. What other extremities could you possibly use to RUB something? We use our fingers, of course. (I do appreciate the tendency to read perverted things into kanji, but sometimes a more logical approach is better).

5) [noname] 21-7-2008(20): This means rub as in "rubbed out" or "erased."– 抹消 【まっしょう】 (n,vs) erasure; delete (e.g., DEL character); (P). 抹殺 【まっさつ】 (n,vs) erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion); (P) 抹茶 (P); 末茶 (iK) 【まっちゃ】 (n) powdered green tea for ceremonies; (P) STORY: Think of God using his huge FINGER to RUB OUT/ERASE the unnecessary EXTREMITIES of the world. Similarly to how a young child uses their finger to rub out an ant hole ant by ant.

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