to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
fear; dread; fright; willies
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hunchback; humpback; crookback
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
covered with; stained; smeared
ten (long cylindrical things)
combination; union; binding; bond
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
speech; expression; wording; language
dialect continuum; dialect chain
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
influenced (by); under an influence
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to some extent; to a certain extent
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society