noun / ~する noun:

• author directing or producing his or her own play (film) - four character idiom
• staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light - four character idiom

noun:

• EXCLUSIVE-OR gate; EXCLUSIVE-OR element - IT term

noun:

• (INCLUSIVE-) OR gate; (INCLUSIVE-)OR element - IT term

noun:

• Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness - onomatopoeia ➜ きりっと
• cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible
• creaking of a door or oar

noun:

• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

noun:

• (computer) monitor - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
• program or utility that monitors a program or activity - IT term ➜ カウンター・モニ

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun:

• recreational vehicle (usu. not camper or motor home); RV; sports utility vehicle; SUV; four wheel drive (car or minivan)

noun:

• courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party) ➜ 謙譲語ＩＩ

noun:

• familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit

noun:

• young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• sound of bells or drums reverberating
• sound of water or waves resounding

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

noun:

• namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor

expression:

• something; something or other; so-and-so

adverb:

• somehow; anyhow; one way or another

noun:

• knitted or crocheted small stuffed animal or anthropomorphic creature; knitted stuffed toy

noun:

• visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron

expression:

• for better or worse; for good or for evil

noun:

• result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election)
• winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)

noun:

• flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)

noun:

• voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)

noun:

• no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking

noun:

• corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

noun:

• ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker - Business, Sports term