pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
that's the way it is; such is life
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
depopulation; declining population
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
rather; better; instead; if anything
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
tendency; trend; inclination
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew