練

expert; skilled hand

Food, cooking

mustard paste; English mustard

Martial arts

skills acquired through hard training; feats of practice

boiled fish-paste products

to knead again; to remix

Food, cooking

miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat

glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

to be well-kneaded

to be seasoned; to be experienced; to be mature and well-rounded

dyeing of degummed silk; dyeing of raw silk at the same time as degumming

rammed earth; pisé (de terre)

paste (for making pottery)

nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar

training; drill; practice; discipline

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

refinement; polish

tempering (metal); annealing; forging

toughening; disciplining; training

skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

training range; training grounds; training area

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

morning training (e.g. before school)

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

training; drilling; strengthening

錬成 only; In modern fiction

use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced