noun:

• car using a fan to create a ground effect; fan car

noun:

• ground glass - From Dutch "brandpunt glas" ➜ 磨りガラス【すりガラス】
• focusing screen; focussing screen

noun / ~する noun:

• reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development
• pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing

noun:

• New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction

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:

• white vinegar; plum vinegar made without perilla ➜ ホワイトビネガー・梅酢【うめず】
• dressing consisting of a dashi-diluted mixture of vinegar, ground sesame, tofu, sugar and salt - Food term

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

noun:

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

expression:

• for better or worse; for good or for evil