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polish

to polish

dental brushing

polish (jewels)

grinding

diligent application (to work or study)

permanence

self-improvement

chemical polishing

permanence

still remaining after a thousand years

immutable law (esp. the Meiji constitution)

repolishing

polishing

to polish

polishing

women's beauty improvement

grinder

abrasives

to polish up

to polish (up)

polished surface

electrolytic polishing

whetstone

emery paper

sandpaper

buffing

ground stone tool

to be worn down

to improve one's skill

to erase

abrasion

confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)

polished surface

mouthwash

barge

potbelly stove

daruma

made by grinding stone

emery paper

to polish

abrasive compound

Zen (Buddhism)

polishing cloth

Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

to rub to pieces

training

Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

wear and tear

to cultivate wisdom

Buddha figure carved on a rock face

Daruma pond frog (Pelophylax porosus)

Bodhidharma

polishing sand

toothpaste

polish

veteran

to polish one's skills

ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)

to brush one's teeth

Kumamoto rice shōchū

dentifrice

dentifrice

tooth powder

polishing powder

to rub to pieces

grinding

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

ground glass

to polish up (on)

polished plate glass

to become improved

Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign)

shoeshine

to polish one's shoes

abhidharma

cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis)

becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.)

single-stringed Japanese zither

polishing a metallic mirror

toothbrush

reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)

grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously

Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise

polishing one's sword

showing unyielding diligence in one's studies

karma

karma mandala (in Shingon)