expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
• to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• off-focus (photography); out of focus ➜ ピント
• off the mark; off the point; irrelevant ➜ ピント

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner)
• to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye

adverb / adjectival noun:

• very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

adverb:

• by no means; not readily - with a verb in the negative

noun:

• middle; half-way point

~の noun:

• excellent; wonderful; very good

noun:

• ticket window; teller window; counter
• contact person; point of contact

noun:

• article for sale; goods for sale; offering; For Sale (on a sign)
• specialty; selling point

noun:

• dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage)
• end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go

noun:

• Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
• Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

noun / ~する noun:

• high tide; high water ➜ 低潮
• climax; high point

noun:

• Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
• woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth ［産女・孕女］ - obscure term

noun:

• junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet
• course of things; turning point

noun:

• keynote - Music term
• predominant element; main point

noun:

• bitch; witch; ugly woman; dog - derogatory term - From Portuguese "espada"
• normal card; card having only a floral pattern that gives a player only one point - orig. meaning, referring to the card suit "spades" ➜ 花札

noun:

• highest score; highest number of points; top grade
• peak altitude; highest point

noun / suffix noun:

• (mountain) pass; ridge; peak

noun:

• peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part

noun:

• position; situation
• viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

noun:

• one's background; one's history; one's circumstances
• one's merit; asset; strong point

noun:

• magnetic field
• ambience; atmosphere; focal point

noun:

• one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s)
• one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point - idiom ➜ お手の物

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse
• to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

interjection:

• not a chance; not likely; no way; no ➜ いやだ

noun:

• fault; defect; weak point ［やだ］

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
• to pick up and eat; to snack on
• to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
• to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate - usu. as つままれる

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

• dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering off
• tapering (to a point)

noun:

• there (place relatively near listener) ➜ 何処・此処・彼処
• there (place just mentioned); that place
• then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
• you - archaism

noun:

• jar; pot; vase
• dice cup
• depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
• target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
• (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone ➜ 思うつぼ
• key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
• acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
• nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone