smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
agricultural community; farm village; rural
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
expression; presentation; representation; notation
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to repeat; to do something over again
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
living by oneself; living alone
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
neighbourhood; neighborhood
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful