~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• slight; thin; on the weak side

noun:

• lettering on the spine of a book

expression / adjective:

• soft and pleasant on the tongue

noun:

• medal; badge; insignia (worn on the chest)

adverb:

• nearly; almost; on the point of (doing)

expression:

• on the right as one faces (it)

expression:

• having said that; on the other hand

noun:

• United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

noun:

• United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - obscure term ➜ 国連人間環境会議

expression:

• congratulations on the birth of your baby

noun:

• on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters

noun / ~の noun:

• being on the ropes; losing ground

noun / ~する noun:

• reselling train tickets on the black market - slang - obscure term

expression:

• roll on the floor laughing; ROFL; ROTFL - slang ➜ ワロタ・くそ

noun:

• gutter (on the eaves of a roof)

adverb:

• perfectly; properly; right on the mark; sure thing - Ōsaka dialect ➜ ばっちり

expression / adjective:

• quick on the uptake; perceptive; intuitive ➜ 勘のいい【かんのいい】

noun:

• komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be fully satisfied with (e.g. an explanation or apology) ➜ 釈然

noun:

• win an election due to another's death or disqualification

noun:

• learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family) - four character idiom

expression:

• incredible danger; (handing a) sword to an insane person [literal] - sensitive

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to buy an advance sales ticket (for a reserved seat)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed) - obscure term ➜ 床を上げる

noun:

• top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency) ➜ 足しになる