(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone / used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening

put away

sandpaper

to grate (vegetables, fruit, etc.) finely

目薬: eyedrops, medicine for one's eyes

Alternative spelling of 胡麻磨り

a natural remedy, an herbal medicine, a galenical

Synonym of いくぐすり (生く薬, 生薬, ikugusuri): elixir of eternal life

hulling / husking of rice

Suriname (a country in South America)