寂さびれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

decline; become deserted; become desolate

Describes a place or business losing vitality, customers, or prosperity, becoming quiet and empty.

• 昔むかしは賑にぎわっていた商しょう店てん街がいがすっかり寂さびれてしまった。

  The shopping street that was once bustling has completely declined.

• この温おん泉せん街がいは観かん光こう客きゃくが減へって寂さびれている。

  This hot spring town has become desolate as tourists have decreased.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

taper off (of a sound)

Dated use for a sound gradually fading away; modern Japanese more often uses 消えていく or 小さくなる.

• 鐘かねの音ねが遠とおくで寂さびれていった。

  The sound of the bell tapered off in the distance.