before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
territory; domain; dominion; possession
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
chief; main; principal; major
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
silence; stillness; quietness
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in the meanwhile; during the time
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
night watch; night guard; night shift
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)