noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun / ~する noun:

• keeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• on-the-fly; on the fly

noun / ~する noun:

• on air; on the air

noun:

• custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

noun:

• totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea) - four character idiom

noun:

• "Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front ➜ 羽織

expression / ichidan verb:

• to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles

noun:

• video-on-demand

noun:

• on the mark

noun:

• on the rocks

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• on the air lamp

noun:

• person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates - slang
• member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members) - slang ➜ 暴走族

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

noun:

• useless person; worthless person - derogatory term
• farting; farter - orig. meaning ➜ 屁放り

noun:

• useless fellow - archaism
• down-and-out person - archaism
• dead person - archaism

noun:

• on-the-job training

noun:

• gas pedal; pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet

godan ~る verb:

• to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)
• to lay the blame on ［なすりつける］
• to strike (a match) ［すりつける・こすりつける］

noun:

• rich person; wealthy person
• taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them