to sharpen 研澄ます [とぎすます] /(v5s,vt) to sharpen/to grind/to whet/to hone/to make keen/ ------- 研ぎ澄ます [とぎすます] /(v5s,vt) to sharpen/to grind/to whet/to hone/to make keen/ ------- 研ぐ [とぐ] /(v5g,vt) (1) to sharpen/to hone/to whet/to grind/(2) to wash (rice)/(3) to scour/to polish/to burnish/(P)/ ------- 殺ぐ [そぐ] /(v5g) (1) to chip/to slice off/to sharpen/(2) to thin down/to reduce/to weaken/ ------- 削る [けずる] /(v5r,vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather)/to sharpen/to plane/to whittle/to pare/to scrape off/(2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.)/to curtail/to cut down/(3) to cross out/to reduce/to curtail/to remove/to erase/to delete/(P)/ ------- 削ぐ [そぐ] /(v5g) (1) to chip/to slice off/to sharpen/(2) to thin down/to reduce/to weaken/ ------- 尖らす [とがらす] /(v5s) (1) to sharpen (e.g. pencil)/to pout (e.g. lips)/(2) to get nervous/to raise one's voice/ ------- 砥ぐ [とぐ] /(v5g,vt) (1) to sharpen/to hone/to whet/to grind/(2) to wash (rice)/(3) to scour/to polish/to burnish/ ------- 磨ぐ [とぐ] /(v5g,vt) (1) to sharpen/to hone/to whet/to grind/(2) to wash (rice)/(3) to scour/to polish/to burnish/ ------- 立てる [たてる] /(v1,vt) (1) to stand up/to put up/to set up/to erect/to raise/(2) to thrust into/to bury into/to dig into/(3) to make (a noise)/to start (a rumour)/to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.)/to cause/(4) to make/to establish/to set up/to develop/to formulate/(5) to put up (a political candidate)/to make (one's leader)/(6) to treat with respect/(7) to sharpen/to make clear/(8) to shut/to close/(9) to make tea (macha)/to perform the tea ceremony/(10) to divide by/(suf,v1) (11) to do ... vigorously/(P)/ ------- 梳る [けずる] /(v5r,vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather)/to sharpen/to plane/to whittle/to pare/to scrape off/(2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.)/to curtail/to cut down/(3) to cross out/to reduce/to curtail/to remove/to erase/to delete/ |