Illustration: In a compact Japanese home kitchen, a cook tips a small kettle to add a thin stream of water to a simmering saucepan. The saucepan already contains broth and vegetables; the kettle is only slightly tilted, making the modest addition clear.

さす

sasu

to add liquid, to apply drops

Example sentences

車輪しゃりんには油あぶらを注さしたばかりだ。
I’ve just oiled the wheels.
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メアリーは自転車じてんしゃに油あぶらをさした。
Mary oiled her bicycle.
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担当医たんとういは私わたしに1日にち3回かい、目薬めぐすりをさすように言いった。
My doctor told me to put the eyedrops in my eyes three times a day.
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