畑水練

はたけすいれん

studying (which seems like swimming in a field)

畳水練

たたみすいれん

book learning (useless as practicing swimming on tatami)

畳の上の水練

たたみのうえのすいれん

practising swimming on land, dry swimming exercise

練塀

ねりべい

mud and tile wall topped with tiles

練香

ねりこう

(incense) pastille, round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony

未練

みれん

lingering affection, attachment, regret, regrets, reluctance, ruefulness

練る

ねる

to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)

練習

れんしゅう

practice, practising

手練

しゅれん てだれ てれん

means of deceiving another

練兵

れんぺい

military drill

練熟

れんじゅく

proficiency, skill, experience

訓練

くんれん

practice, practising, training

演練

drill; practice

教練

きょうれん

drill

老練

ろうれん

experienced, veteran

団練

だんれん

type of local militia in China most active during the Qing dynasty

精練

せいれん

scouring, degumming

練炭

れんたん

briquette (charcoal or coal)

練武

practising martial arts; training in martial arts