按摩師

あんまし

masseuse, masseur

按摩膏

あんまこう あんまあぶら

massaging plaster

按手

あんしゅ あんじゅ

ordination, laying on of hands

按腹

あんぷく

ventral massage

按司

あじ あんじ あんず

chieftain (of the Ryukyu Kingdom)

按針

あんじん

navigation by magnetic compass

あん摩

あんま

massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage

按察使

あぜち あんさつし

travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara- and Heian-period position)

按手礼

あんしゅれい

(Protestant) laying on of hands, ordination

摩羅

まら

obstacle to Buddhist practice

摩耗

まもう

wear, abrasion

志摩

Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)

摩る

さする

to pat, to stroke

減摩

げんま

reduction in friction, lubrication

摩滅

まめつ

defacement, abrasion, wear and tear, crushing of a nerve

護摩

ごま

buddhist rite of burning cedar sticks before an idol to ask for blessings

揣摩

conjecture; guess; surmise; speculation

摩尼

まに

Cintamani stone, wish-fulfilling jewel

摩擦

まさつ

friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe