切磋琢磨

せっさたくま

cultivate one's character by studying hard, diligent application

切磋琢磨し合う

せっさたくましあう

to work hard together, to be in a state of friendly rivalry

彫琢

ちょうたく

carving and polishing

磨淬

まさい

polishing one's sword or talents or knowledge

錬磨

れんま

training, practice, practising, cultivation

達磨

だるま ダルマ

daruma, 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

磨き

みがき

polish, improvement, burnishing

磨損

まそん

wear and tear, abrasion, friction loss

練磨

れんま

training; practice; drilling; cultivation; improvement

消磨

しょうま

abrasion, wearing out

磨く

みがく

to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth)

磨面

まめん

polished surface, facet

磨砕

grinding; trituration

磨石

とぎいし

whetstone, grindstone

研磨

けんま

grinding, polishing, studying

羯磨

かつま

karma

磨製

made by grinding stone

播磨

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

鈍磨

becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt