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技を磨く

わざをみがく
to improve one's skill
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靴を磨く

くつをみがく
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
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磨淬

まさい
polishing one's sword or talents or knowledge
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磨損

摩損
まそん
wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
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擦れる

磨れる、摩れる、擂れる
v1
vi
すれる
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
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擦る

摩る、磨る、擂る
する
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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胡麻磨り

胡麻すり、胡麻擂り、胡麻擂
ごますり
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; brown-noser; ass-kisser
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減摩

減磨
げんま
reduction in friction; lubrication
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研磨紙

けんまし
sandpaper
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研磨材

けんまざい
abrasives