alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
islander; inhabitant of an island
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near
from now; from this moment; henceforth
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
several times (as large, over)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
order; command; directions; instructions
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
dilapidated house; deserted house
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
depopulation; decrease in population
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)