Words — 106 found
みが
磨く
1. to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)
- おとうと弟
- は
- ぎん銀
- の
- しょっき食器
- るい類
- を
- みが磨いた 。
2. to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
- がくせい学生
- は
- どくしょ読書
- の
- ぎのう技能
- を
- みが磨く
- べき
- だ 。
研く 【みがく】、琢く 【みがく】
研く: Rarely-used kanji form. 琢く: Rarely-used kanji form.
はみが
歯磨き
1. dental brushing; brushing one's teeth
- はみが歯磨き
- を
- し
- なさい 。
2. dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
- はみが歯磨き
- は
- どこ ？
と
研ぐ
1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
2. to wash (rice)esp. 磨ぐ
3. to scour; to polish; to burnish
磨ぐ 【とぐ】、砥ぐ 【とぐ】
せっさたくま
切磋琢磨
1. diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hardYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalryYojijukugo (four character compound)
切瑳琢磨 【せっさたくま】
くつみが
靴磨き
1. shoeshine; shoe polishing
靴みがき 【くつみがき】、靴磨 【くつみがき】
靴磨: Irregular okurigana usage.
すへ
磨り減る
1. to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out
2. to dwindle; to be reduced
すり減る 【すりへる】、擦り減る 【すりへる】、摩り減る 【すりへる】
摩り減る: Rarely-used kanji form.
ごます
胡麻擂り
1. sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; brown-nosing; sycophant; flatterer; toady; apple-polisher; brown-noser; ass-kisserUsually written using kana alone
2. sesame seed grindingUsually written using kana alone
ゴマすり
へ
すり減らす
1. to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
擦り減らす 【すりへらす】、磨り減らす 【すりへらす】
す
擦る
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
- ケリー
- は
- マッチ
- を
- 擦って
- パイプ
- へ
- もって
- いった 。
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
- ありがね
- ぜんぶ全部
- すって
- しまった 。
摩る 【する】、磨る 【する】、擂る 【する】
だるま
達磨
1. daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is grantedUsually written using kana alone
2. BodhidharmaUsually written using kana alone
3. prostitute
ダルマ
けんま
研磨
1. grinding; polishing
2. refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
研摩 【けんま】
研摩: Rarely-used kanji form.
ひゃくせんれんま
百戦錬磨
1. veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experiencedYojijukugo (four character compound)
百戦練磨 【ひゃくせんれんま】
くつみが
靴を磨く
1. to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
- スーザン
- は
- ちちおや父親
- の
- くつをみが靴を磨いた 。
みが
磨きをかける
1. to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round out
2. to polish (by rubbing)
磨きを掛ける 【みがきをかける】