noun:

• ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

noun:

• change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
• to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
• to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
• to break up (a fight); to mediate
• to call a draw; to tie
• to push one's way through (a crowd)
• to sell - also written as 頒ける

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
• to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
• to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
• to break (a bill); to change; to make change - oft. 札を崩す, etc.
• to write in cursive style; to write in running style - oft. as 字を崩す
• to break into a smile; to let off a smile - as 顔を崩す, etc.
• to lower (a price)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be effeminate; to be a fop
• to break into a smile; to grin - colloquialism ➜ にやにや

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
• to take a tea break; to rest

noun / ~する noun:

• breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony)

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to repaint; to paint again
• to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose; to be defeated
• to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ［負ける］
• to be inferior to ［負ける］
• to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ［負ける］ ➜ 気触れる【かぶれる】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free ［負ける］

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】
• to begin to open; to begin to bloom ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】
• to smile broadly; to break into a smile ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

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

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
• to urge; to press; to pester
• to torture; to torment; to persecute
• to break in (a horse)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation)
• to break into the lead; to get ahead
• to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
• to break out (of a loop) - IT term

noun:

• water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) - み is generally used in compounds ➜ 湯【ゆ】
• fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
• flood; floodwaters
• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 力水
• break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 水入り

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy
• to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach
• to defeat; to beat
• to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil
• to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe
• to break (a record)