Vocabulary

downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.)

to run past; to run by

publication; wood-block printing

VAX; obsolete instruction set architecture

response; feeling

winding (e.g. electrical)

flash smelting; autogenous smelting

to be almost finished

final part; last bit; end

landing module; lander

lunar module; lunar lander; moon lander; moon landing craft

individual dining table

carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men

carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men

last issue (of a magazine, etc. which has suspended publication); final issue

pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum

psychrophyte

cold desert; arctic desert; fell-field

lawn grass for cold areas

route beside a mountain stream

inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.)

evening fish market

whiteworm lichen (Thamnolia vermicularis)

Tibetan drink made from dried lichen

snowflake pattern (esp. on winter clothing)

penicilliary artery; penicillus

pinfeather

question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question

rustic bathhouse (esp. at onsen)

green grass; verdure

tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying

hotel voucher; accommodation voucher

superciliary stripe; supercilium

kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking

blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain; lampshade; shade

pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow

ridge line; ridge trail

arête; sharp ridge

arête; knife ridge

coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)