expression / godan ~る verb:

• to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

noun:

• DIP switch; Dual In-line Package switch - IT term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears ➜ べそをかく

noun:

• personal information form; dossier on an individual - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• serving; attending on someone

expression:

• laughing my ass off; LMAO; rolling on the floor laughing; ROTFL - slang ➜ ワロス

noun:

• balance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin

expression:

• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps - proverb
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• stock; goods on hand

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi - read as "ka" ➜ 箇【か】
• counter for articles - read as "ko" ➜ 個【こ】

particle:

• indicates possessive (esp. in place names) - read as "ga" ➜ が

noun / ~の noun:

• in-vehicle; on-board

expression / adjective:

• unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation) ➜ 空気を読む

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term ➜ 五体投地【ごたいとうち】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to warm the bench; to stay on the bench during a sports match

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

noun:

• too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• raise (lift) morale; have an inspiring effect on morale - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to trample down; to tread on
• to ignore; to spurn

expression / noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame ➜ 閉月羞花・沈魚落雁

noun:

• popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor - four character idiom

noun:

• East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age - abbreviation ➜ 数え年【かぞえどし】

noun:

• store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business

noun / ~する noun:

• pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

expression:

• a fish out of water; a kappa up on the land [literal] ➜ 河童

noun:

• raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts