pure literature; belles-lettres
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
library; book collection; paperback book
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
writing (e.g. as a profession)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the very best; excellent; superb