polish, study of, sharpen

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Common Words

研究んきゅうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #1600
1

research; study; investigation

Examples
私はエイズの研究に従事している。
I am engaged in AIDS research.
磨くがく研く琢くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4249
1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)

Examples
弟は銀の食器類を磨いた
My brother polished the silver.
2

to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)

Examples
学生は読書の技能を磨くべきだ。
Students should develop their reading skills.
研究所んきゅうじょけんきゅうしょNounFreq #6166
1

research institute; (research) laboratory

Examples
当時、とにかくケンブリッジでは、研究所生活はかなり打ち解けたものだった。
In those days, or at any rate in Cambridge, laboratory life was rather informal.
研究者んきゅうしゃNounFreq #7277
1

researcher

Examples
紫外線の急激な上昇は研究者たちにオゾンホールの存在を信じさせた。
The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.
研究室んきゅうしつNounFreq #8613
1

laboratory

Examples
彼は自分の研究室で実験を行っている。
He is carrying out experiments in his laboratory.
2

seminar room

3

professor's office

研ぎ澄ます研ぎすます研澄ますぎすまTransitiveGodan verbFreq #11078
1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

Examples
ここにいるといやでも感覚は研ぎ澄まされる
I can't help but feel that when I come here, all my senses are sharper than usual.
研修んしゅうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #13264
1

training (esp. in-service); induction course

Examples
研修会は午後4時開始予定です。
The training session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
研究員んきゅういんNounFreq #16863
1

researcher; lab worker

研究会んきゅうかいNounFreq #18238
1

research society

2

study class (e.g. religious)

3

seminar (e.g. presentation of research)

磨き研きがきNounFreq #18602
1

polish; burnishing

Examples
おまえは床をみがきさえすればよい。
You have only to sweep the floor.
2

improvement; becoming more skilled

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