pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
until now; so far; up to the present
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
finish; completion; the end
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
this world; this life; world of the living
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
door; gate; opening; title page
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style