亜鉛末[aenmatsu] zinc dust
学期末[gakkimatsu] end of term
巻末[kanmatsu] end of a book
期末[kimatsu] end of term
期末試験[kimatsushiken] final exam

旧年末[kyuunenmatsu] end of last year
結末[ketsumatsu] end
月末[getsumatsu] end of the month
跡始末[atoshimatsu] settlement (of affairs)
語末[gomatsu] end of a word

栄枯[eiko] vicissitudes
栄枯盛衰[eikoseisui] ups and downs of life
黄枯茶[kigaracha] bluish yellow
夏枯れ[natsugare] summer slump
枯らびる[karabiru] to dry up

乾枯[kanko] completely drying up
枯らす[karasu] to let dry
枯れる[kareru] to wither (of a plant)
枯枝[kareeda] dead branch (or twig, etc.)
枯れ野[kareno] desolate field