godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

expression:

• no pain, no gain; no cross, no crown - proverb

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to take off; to jump; to leap
• to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into
• to step out of the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• plus; addition

noun:

• positive number

noun / ~の noun / ~する noun:

• gain; advantage; asset; positive feature

noun:

• anode; plus terminal; positive pole
• + shape ➜ プラスドライバー

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to board a large ship [literal]

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.) ➜ に連れて

noun:

• good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
• umami (fifth category of taste in food)
• skill; cleverness; charm; attractiveness
• profit; gain; benefit; advantage

expression:

• together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain ➜ 得る【うる】
• to be possible - as 〜することを得, etc.

noun / adjectival noun:

• neither gain nor loss; neither too much nor too little

suffix:

• to be able to ...; can ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

expression:

• to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain ➜ 得【う】・得る【える】・得る【える】

expression:

• in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest - usu. neg. ➜ 浮かばれない【うかばれない】
• to gain recognition; to get on in the world

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to profit; to get; to earn; to gain
• to have (bear, beget) a child
• to have a stroke of luck

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to earn (income); to make (money)
• to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil

expression / ichidan verb:

• to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

expression:

• as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me") ➜ 儘【まま】・儘【まま】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win - 獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
• to understand; to comprehend
• to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be able to ..., can ... ［得る］ - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 得ない・得る【うる】

noun:

• foreign exchange profit or loss; foreign exchange gain or loss