contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
approximation; having a close resemblance
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
(courteous) invitation; call
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
scariest; most frightening
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
flaring up; bursting into flames
unheard-of; unprecedented
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)