Note that the same word (町; machi or chō) is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it.
Paleness of color is the property of being a light or pastel version of another color of the same hue. The paler color has higher luminance, and lower chrominance (or color saturation).
The towns face a tight deadline ...Town officials say the process has been ... Yet officials say those expenses pale in comparison to the financial losses that the towns would incur if the dams were removed.
Bec says the initial assault paled in comparison to navigating the court system in regional Australia and dealing with her aggressor in a tiny town ... .
