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Product name
Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary; Green Goddess (GG)
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Rare term
sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.); grinding; honing; whetting; polishing; buffing; things to be sharpened or polished
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Rare term
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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improvement; becoming more skilled
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research project (e.g. at school); independent research
Examples
「じつは自由研究で相談したいことがあって・・・」「どれ・・・。ふーん、被子植物について調べてるのね」
"Well, there's something I'd like your advice on about my research project ..." "Let's see... Hmm, you're investigating flowering plants then."
