terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
very thick; seriously thick
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
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)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
approximation; having a close resemblance
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
scariest; most frightening
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
winter; wintertime; winter term
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
unification of the whole country
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
reduced scale; scaling down
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
fever (state of excitement)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading