to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
surroundings; environs; circumference
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
depopulation; declining population
as; because; with; due to
decrease; reduction; decline
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of