noun / ~する noun:

• following the lead of; playing second fiddle to; follower

noun:

• straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

noun / ~の noun:

• very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances - four character idiom

noun:

• double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats - four character idiom

noun:

• strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints

noun:

• long-play (record); long-playing; LP ➜ ＳＰ【エスピー】
• linear programming - Mathematics term ➜ 線形計画法
• line printer - IT term ➜ ラインプリンター
• laser printer - IT term ➜ レーザープリンター
• Liberal Party ➜ 自由党

noun:

• ring; playing field; stadium

expression / adjective:

• depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to - as ～によるところが大きい

noun:

• karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards - From Portuguese "carta"

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• starring; playing the leading part

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• long period of time; long playing

noun:

• lied; German song, usu. for solo voice & piano - From German "Lied"

noun:

• speedrun; playing through a video game for additional challenge (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) ➜ やり込み【やりこみ】

expression:

• too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man - proverb

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

expression / noun:

• game of go; playing go ➜ 碁

noun:

• kurofuda; type of Japanese playing cards

noun:

• speedrun; playing through a video game for additional challenge (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.)

noun:

• plaything; playing (with a toy)
• gambling
• activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)

noun / ~する noun:

• feigned sleep; playing possum

noun:

• chasing one another; playing tag

noun / ~する noun:

• feigned sleep; playing possum

noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear ➜ 臨機応変

noun:

• LP; long-playing record

expression / noun:

• waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game ➜ 後出し・じゃんけん