polish (jewels); cultivation
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign); the Goat
wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
permanence; immortality; eternity
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
immutable law (esp. the Meiji constitution); indestructible canon
abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
polishing; polished finish; burnished finish
repolishing; resharpening
reduction in friction; lubrication
polishing one's sword; (fig.) improving one's talents or knowledge
happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare
polished surface; ground surface
still remaining after a thousand years; immortal
electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining
dentifrice; toothpaste; toothpowder
single-stringed Japanese zither
karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity