expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up on the roof

noun:

• traffic sign painted on the road

adverb:

• nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

noun:

• success on the first try (attempt) - four character idiom

~の noun:

• smallish; on the small side

noun:

• the War On Terror

noun:

• homeless people (living on the street)

noun / ~の noun:

• digitigrade (walking on the toes)

noun:

• sty (on the eyelid); stye - めばちこ is Osaka dialect

noun:

• on-the-fly recording - IT term

expression:

• financials; on the funding (capital) side

noun:

• plage (bright region on the sun)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to close in on the truth

~の noun:

• on the way home from work

noun:

• live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

noun:

• competitors' products; others on the market

noun:

• gyrus; ridge on the cerebral cortex

noun:

• dressed carcass; meat on the bone

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look on the bright side

expression / ~よい adjective:

• soft and pleasant on the tongue

noun / ~の noun:

• on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

noun:

• hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

expression:

• if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret - from a quote by Confucius - proverb

expression / noun:

• person who has escaped death; failed suicide ➜ 死に損なう【しにそこなう】
• person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man