hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to stretch (unbend) oneself
possession; occupation; occupancy
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
final game; final games; the finals
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
on the occasion of; at the time of
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to face; to go towards; to head towards
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
village; human habitation; human settlement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
final; eventual; ultimate
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
death from cold; freezing to death
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
threat; intimidation; menace
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)