[かかる, kakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (See 時間がかかる) to take; (v5r) (2) to hang; (3) (See お目にかかる) to come into view; to arrive; (4) to come under (a contract, a tax); (5) to start (engines, motors); (6) to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r, aux-v) (7) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (8) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (9) to (come) at; (10) (See 鍵がかかる) to be fastened; (11) to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); (12) (See 罠にかかる) to be caught in; (13) (See 電話が掛かる) to get a call; (14) to depend on; (P) #14931
[いばしょ, ibasho] (n) (1) whereabouts; place; location; (2) place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself; (P) #16597
[いいせんいってる, iisen'itteru] (exp, v1) (col) (See いい線を行く) to be on the right track; to be close enough
[いいせんをいく, iisenwoiku] (exp, v5k-s) (See 良い線行く) to be on the right track; to go well
[いいせんいく, iisen'iku] (exp, v5k-s) to be on the right track; to go well
[うまいしるをすう, umaishiruwosuu] (exp, v5u) to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
[zukkokeru] (v1, vi) (1) to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down; (2) to make a fool of oneself; (3) to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around
[どさまわりをやる, dosamawariwoyaru] (exp, v5r) to go on tour; to be on the road (e.g. theatre troupe) (theater)
[にかぎって, nikagitte] (exp) (particularly) when ... (often in phrases like "the bus just has to be on-time when we are late"); (only) for ...; if we are restricting the discussion to...; in the particular case of; (P)
[besowokaku] (exp, v5k) to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
[べそをつくる, besowotsukuru] (exp, v5r) (uk) (See べそをかく) to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
[sutanba ru] (v5r) to stand by; to be on standby
[bagu ru] (v5r) to behave buggily (software); to foment; to be on the fritz
[いちにをあらそう, ichiniwoarasou] (exp, v5u) to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
[まにあっている, maniatteiru] (exp, v1) (1) (See 間に合う・2) to already have enough (phrase often used in turning down an offer); to already have what one needs; (2) to be on time
[きになる, kininaru] (exp, vi, v5r) to be on one's mind; to worry one; to care about; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be anxious; to feel inclined
[きどうにのる, kidouninoru] (exp, v5r) (See 軌道に乗せる) to be on track; to be going to plan
[つめる, tsumeru] (v1, vt) (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1, vt, vi) (2) to shorten; to move closer together; (v1, vt) (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1, vt, vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (v1, vt) (5) to work out (details); (v1, vi) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed; (v1, vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; (8) (the meaning "to jam one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.); (suf, v1) (9) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; (10) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...; (P)
[かたをならべる, katawonaraberu] (exp, v1) to be on a par with
[さえる, saeru] (v1, vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; (3) (often as 冴えない) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; (5) (often as 冴えない) (See 冴えない・2) to be satisfying; (6) (original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned) to become frigid; to become intensely cold; (P)
[しになをとどめる, shininawotodomeru] (exp, v1) to inscribe one's name in history
[にえたぎる, nietagiru] (v5r, vi) to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
[てぐすねひく, tegusunehiku] (exp, v5k) (from 手に薬煉を引く) (See 薬煉) to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
[しゅてんどうじ, shutendouji] (n) Oni (demon), said to be one of the most wicked and powerful monster in Japanese mythology
[しゅっしかん, shusshikan] (n) (obsc) (See 糸疣) spinnerule (small spinning tube on a spinneret)
[じんこうにかいしゃする, jinkounikaishasuru] (exp, vs-i) to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous
[いかる, ikaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (esp. 生かる, 活かる) to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; (2) (esp. 埋かる) to be buried
[とがる(尖る;尖がる)(P);とんがる, togaru ( togaru ; sen garu )(P); tongaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to taper to a point; to become sharp; (2) to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge; to be touchy; (P)
[まちかまえる, machikamaeru] (v1, vt) to lie in wait; to be on the watch for; (P)
[たんせきにせまる, tansekinisemaru] (exp, v5r) (abbr) (See 命旦夕に迫る) to be on the brink of death
[はりこむ, harikomu] (v5m) to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
[ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなり, nusubitowotoraetemirebawagakonari] (exp) (id) The thief caught turn out to be one's own son
[あたまがきれる, atamagakireru] (exp, v1) to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap
[そなわる, sonawaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to be furnished with; to be endowed with; (2) to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of; (P)
[まゆにつばをつける, mayunitsubawotsukeru] (exp, v1) (See 眉唾物・まゆつばもの) to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
[まゆにつばをぬる, mayunitsubawonuru] (exp, v5r) (id) (See 眉に唾をつける) to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
[ひんする, hinsuru] (vs-s) to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
[ふううんきゅうをつげる, fuuunkyuuwotsugeru] (exp, v1) to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
[へんする, hensuru] (vs-s, vi) to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
[かたよる, katayoru] (v5r, vi) to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed; (P)
[めいたんせきにせまる, meitansekinisemaru] (exp, v5r) to be on the brink of death
[ゆだんもすきもない, yudanmosukimonai] (exp) one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...