磨く

brush, polish, hone, improve

brush + Adverbial/continuative form of an i-adjective
verb · present Rare #24,805
brush
JA: 毎朝、歯を磨く。
EN: I brush my teeth every morning.
polish
JA: 出かける前に靴を磨く。
EN: I polish my shoes before going out.
hone, improve Also commonly used figuratively for improving a skill or ability.
JA: 彼女は毎日、日本語の力を磨く。
EN: She hones her Japanese skills every day.
Conjugation of 磨く
Present
磨く

私は寝る前にくつ磨くことにしている

I make it a rule to polish my shoes before going to bed.

この靴を磨く必要がある

I need to polish these shoes.

私の靴磨く必要がある

My shoes need polishing.

ケイト演技磨くために注ぐ力を邪魔する物は何もありませんでした

Nothing stood in the way of Kate’s efforts to hone her acting skills.

磨くといい頑張れよ

You should polish it. Keep at it!

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

彼女はとりわけ宝石磨くのが好きだった

She especially liked polishing jewelry.