noun:

• hit point (videogame); health point; life bar; HP

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to break; to destroy; to demolish
• to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
• to break (a bill, etc.)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• axis; shaft; axle

noun:

• center; centre; focal point; key point
• stalk; stem
• hanging scroll ➜ 掛け物【かけもの】

noun:

• emphasis; stress; main point; importance
• point of a lever where force is applied

expression:

• the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons - proverb

expression:

• whatever misfortune happens; even if spears fall out of the sky [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが【あめがふろうがやりがふろうが】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow [literal] - idiom

expression:

• there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head [literal] - proverb

adverb:

• without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; without shilly-shallying; straight to the point; getting to the heart of the matter ➜ ずばり
• cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

noun:

• outline; main point; gist

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• general; substantially; approximately; about
• in the first place; to begin with; from the start

noun:

• the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; the demon's gate [literal]
• weak point; Achilles' heel

noun / ~の noun:

• point-to-point - IT term

noun:

• projectile point; point

noun:

• recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour; time for recess

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out
• to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on ➜ 主眼

noun:

• breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation - four character idiom

noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

adverb:

• on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving

expression:

• even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking - proverb

noun:

• meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
• goal; intent; object; aim; point ［趣旨］