a hard palate

tongue

the process in which a sound becomes palatal; palatalization

(phonetics) palatal

郊外: suburb / 公害: pollution / 校外: off-campus / 口蓋: palate / 口外: disclosure / 梗概: outline, summary / 鉱害: environmental damage due to mining / 構外: off grounds, outside the premises / 港外: outside a port

口外: disclose, reveal a secret / 慷慨: be righteously indignant

making contact; touch

come into contact with / keep in contact with

getting closer, approaching

approach; getting closer; drawing nearer; gaining on; closing in on; moving towards; bearing down on