肥汲み

こえくみ

carrying night soil

潮汲み

しおくみ

drawing seawater to make salt, person who draws water from the sea

茶汲み

ちゃくみ

serving tea, tea server

湯汲み

ゆくみ

drawing hot water, person who draws hot water

汲み取り

くみとり

dipping up (night soil), scooping up

汲み干す

くみほす

to empty out, to drain out, to pump dry

汲み置き

くみおき

drawn water

汲み出す

くみだす

to pump out, to bail (water)

お茶汲み

おちゃくみ

serving tea (esp. at a company), tea server, tea lady

汲み込む

くみこむ

to fill with water

汲み取る

くみとる

to scoop out, to pump out

汲みたて

くみたて

freshly-drawn (e.g. water)

汲み取り屋

くみとりや

person who gathers night soil

汲み分ける

くみわける

to apportion drawn water, to show understanding

汲み上げる

くみあげる

to draw (water, etc.), to scoop up, to pump up, to dip up

汲み入れる

くみいれる

to draw (water), to fill (with water)

籠で水を汲む

かごでみずをくむ

like trying to scoop water with a basket (i.e. impossible, a waste of time & energy)

汲む

くむ

to draw (water), to fetch (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump

汲々

きゅうきゅう

diligent, absorbed (in something)