practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to bend; to warp; to curve
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to kick over; to kick down
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
big man; large man; tall man; giant
while alive; during one's lifetime
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to slim down; to lose weight
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
process; course; mechanism
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
independence; self-reliance
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
reaching; attaining; arrival
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
etc.; et cetera; and so on