Noundaruma; 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 granted · Bodhidharma · prostitute

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbgrinding; polishing · refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) · to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verbto sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind · to wash (rice) · to scour; to polish; to burnish

Nounpolish; burnishing · improvement; becoming more skilled

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbpolish (jewels); cultivation

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbdental brushing; brushing one's teeth · dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

Nounpermanence; immortality

Nounwhetstone; grindstone

Noun, Suru verbwear and tear; abrasion; friction loss

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbdefacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbwear; abrasion

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbtraining; practice; drilling; cultivation; improvement

Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'reduction in friction; lubrication

Nounpolishing one's sword; improving one's talents or knowledge

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbabrasion; wearing out

Nounpolished surface; facet

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbgrinding; trituration

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'made by grinding stone

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

Nounkarma

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbbecoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt

Nounshoeshine; shoe polishing

Nounpolishing sand

Nounemery paper

Nounpolishing powder

Nounemery paper

Nounwater that has been used to wash rice

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto rub; to chafe · to wear out; to become worn · to lose one's innocence; to become sly

Nounabrasives

Nounsandpaper

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

Nounbarge; lighter

Noungrinder; grinding machine; polisher

NounZen (Buddhism) · confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry

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

NounCapricorn (10th zodiacal sign); the Goat

Noundentifrice; toothpaste; toothpowder

Nounsingle-stringed Japanese zither

Nouncookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis); cigar shark

NounBuddha figure carved on a rock face

Nounpolished surface; ground surface

Nounwomen's beauty improvement; female grooming

Nounpolishing a metallic mirror

Nounpolish; cleaner; polishing liquid

Nounpolishing cloth

Nounabrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbrepolishing; resharpening

NounDaruma pond frog (Pelophylax porosus)