This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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研ぐ

磨ぐ、砥ぐ
とぐ
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
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磨く

研く
みがく
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve
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研磨

研摩
けんま
grinding; polishing; studying
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琢磨

たくま
polish (jewels); cultivation
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磨き

研き
みがき
polish; improvement; burnishing
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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; Bodhidharma; prostitute
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摩耗

磨耗
まもう
wear; abrasion
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磨崖仏

摩崖仏
まがいぶつ
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
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雪だるま

雪達磨
ゆきだるま
snowman
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磨り砕く

v5k
すりくだく
to rub to pieces; to grind into powder