| playing | (n) the act of playing a musical instrument |
| playing | (n) the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation |
| playing card | (n) one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| playing field | (n) the circumstances under which competition occurs, Example: the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe |
| playing field | (n) a piece of land prepared for playing a game, Syn. field, athletic field, playing area, Example: the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field |
| playing period | (n) (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds, Syn. play, period of play, Example: rain stopped play in the 4th inning |
| 事 | [じ, ji] (n) (1) thing; matter; (2) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) work; business; affair; (5) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (n-suf) (6) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (7) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (P) #353 [Add to Longdo] |
| 事 | [じ, ji] (suf) (1) (See 事・こと・6) nominalizing suffix; (2) (See 事・こと・7) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... #353 [Add to Longdo] |
| 花(P);華 | [はな, hana] (n) (1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom; (3) (See 生け花・1) ikebana; (4) (abbr) (See 花札) Japanese playing cards; (5) beauty; (6) (usu. as 〜が花) (See 言わぬが花) (the) best; (P) #680 [Add to Longdo] |
| 主演 | [しゅえん, shuen] (n, vs, adj-no) starring; playing the leading part; (P) #1,010 [Add to Longdo] |
| 発展 | [はってん, hatten] (n, vs) (1) development; growth; advancement; unfurling; (2) expansion; extension; enlargement; (3) (recently often associated with gay sex) (See 発展場) playing around; having an active sex life; (P) #1,425 [Add to Longdo] |
| 遊び | [あそび, asobi] (n, n-suf) (1) playing; (2) (uk) play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect); (P) #5,910 [Add to Longdo] |
| トランプ | [toranpu] (n) playing cards (from trump); (P) #7,418 [Add to Longdo] |
| 対局 | [たいきょく, taikyoku] (n, vs) (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.; (P) #10,444 [Add to Longdo] |
| 長時間 | [ちょうじかん, choujikan] (n-adv, n-t) long period of time; long playing; (P) #11,644 [Add to Longdo] |
| 飛躍 | [ひやく, hiyaku] (n, vs) (1) leaping; activity; (2) leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); (3) making great strides; making rapid progress; (4) emerging; (5) becoming active; playing an active part; (P) #12,834 [Add to Longdo] |