preface; introduction; preamble
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
victim; injured party; sufferer
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
suddenly; all of a sudden
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
scene; spectacle; sight; view
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sunlight; rays of the Sun
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
horizon (related to land)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken