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Meaningsrubsmearpowdererase
How to remember
'Matsu' — like a MAT you RUB or WIPE clean. Vocabulary
抹茶まっちゃ
matcha, powdered green tea 抹殺まっさつ
obliteration, erasure, cancellation 一抹いちまつ
a trace, a touch, a tinge (e.g., of sadness) 塗抹とまつ
smearing, daubing, coating