Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
polish (jewels); cultivation
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
training; practice; practising; cultivation
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign); the Goat
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
permanence; immortality; eternity
abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
immutable law (usu. the Meiji constitution); indestructible canon
polishing; polished finish; burnished finish
reduction in friction; lubrication
polishing one's sword; (fig.) improving one's talents or knowledge
polished surface; ground surface
still remaining after a thousand years; immortal
electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining
dentifrice; toothpaste; toothpowder
single-stringed Japanese zither
karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity