磨

ground stone tool; polished stone tool

Buddhism

Bodhidharma

ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame

Product name

Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

permanence; immortality; eternity

Poetical term

immutable law (esp. the Meiji constitution); indestructible canon

to polish

polishing; polished item

match (for lighting a fire)

showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying

Buddhism

abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras

polishing; polished finish; burnished finish

Proverb

grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush

to become improved; to become polished

to rub to pieces; to grind into powder

to rub to pieces

chemical polishing

happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare

still remaining after a thousand years; immortal

polished plate glass

reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish

Kumamoto rice shōchū

electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining

Buddhism

karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity

buffing