rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
condition; state (of health); appearance
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to grimace; to make a wry face
to stop walking; to pause
broken; intermittent; disconnected
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to cease; to stop; to be over
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to part left and right; to open out
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to order; to command; to appoint
anything and everything; just about everything
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to