the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
price reduction; discount
to live through; to survive
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
apartment building; housing complex
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
population ageing (aging)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
town; city; municipal; urban
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be too numerous; to be too much
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning