[く, ku] (n) dirt; filth; grime; (P)
[く, ku] (n) { Buddh } (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
[かんごり, kangori] (n) cold-water ablutions performed in winter
[きんむく, kinmuku] (n) pure gold
[あかすり, akasuri] (n, vs) scrubbing; getting grime off
[あかじみる, akajimiru] (v1, vi) to become grimy or dirty
[あかかき, akakaki] (n) (arch) (See 湯女) female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)
[あかぬけ, akanuke] (n, vs) refinement; style
[あかぬける, akanukeru] (v1) to refine
[こり, kori] (n) purification
[こうじ;くに, kouji ; kuni] (n) (arch) dirt and grease; filth; grime
[しこう, shikou] (n) (dental) plaque
[みみあか;じこう(耳垢), mimiaka ; jikou ( mimiaka )] (n, adj-no) earwax; cerumen
[てあか, teaka] (n) finger marks; dirty marks
[じゅんしんむく, junshinmuku] (n, adj-na) pure; purity
[じゅんすいむく, junsuimuku] (n, adj-na) pure and innocent; immaculate
[みずあか, mizuaka] (n) (mineralogical) fur
[みずごり, mizugori] (n) cold-water ablutions
[せいじょうむく, seijoumuku] (n) purity; spotlessness
[ちこう, chikou] (n) (See スメグマ) smegma
[つめのあか, tsumenoaka] (exp) (1) dirt under one's fingernails; (2) shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen
[つめのあかをせんじてのむ, tsumenoakawosenjitenomu] (exp, v5m) to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of
[ゆあか, yuaka] (n) scale; fur
[しろむく, shiromuku] (n) white kimono
[ほうとうこうめん, houtoukoumen] (n) (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
[むく, muku] (adj-na, n) purity
[むくざい, mukuzai] (n) solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
[むくせいじょう, mukuseijou] (n, adj-na) pure and innocent; immaculate
[めあか, meaka] (n) eye discharge or mucus