(practical) experience;  personal experience;  hands-on experience;  first-hand experience
 ominous;  sinister;  unlucky;  inauspicious
 shadow;  silhouette;  reflection;  image;  ominous sign;  light (stars, moon)
 to carry on one's back;  to be burdened with;  to take responsibility for;  to have (something) in the background;  to be in front (of something);  to be conceited
 little girl;  maiden;  young lady; (arch.)  female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
 to be affected;  to be influenced;  to be concerned with;  to have to do with;  to stick to (opinions)
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 mind;  heart;  spirit;  the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
 to hold in one's arms;  to carry in one's arms;  to have (problems, debts, etc.);  to take on (a responsibility);  to employ;  to have (on one's staff)
 darkness;  the dark;  bewilderment;  despair;  hidden place;  secrecy
 light;  illumination;  ray;  happiness;  hope;  influence
 to stare at;  to gaze at;  to look hard at;  to watch intently;  to fix one's eyes on
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 another;  one more;  not quite;  not very good;  lacking
 story;  tale;  narrative;  account;  fable;  legend
 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.);  counter for bullets
 table of contents;  contents
 prologue;  prolog;  Prolog (Programming in Logic)
 substitute;  replacement;  stand-in;  proxy;  compensation;  exchange
 preface;  foreword;  preamble
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 a lot;  lots;  enough;  sufficient;  enough;  too many
 secret;  secrecy;  mystery;  secret (e.g. to success);  esoteric teachings
 apprenticeship;  probation;  learning by observation;  apprentice;  trainee;  probationer
 chapter;  section;  medal;  badge;  insignia
 crow (Corvus spp.);  raven
 to make sound (of an animal);  to call;  to cry;  to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
 to visit;  to call on;  to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.);  to come; (arch.)  to make a sound; (arch.)  to send a letter
 love;  affection;  attachment;  craving;  agape;  Ireland
 to be turned inside out;  to betray;  to double-cross;  to break into falsetto;  to crack into falsetto