unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
pure literature; belles-lettres
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
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
library; book collection; paperback book
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
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
writing (e.g. as a profession)
the very best; excellent; superb
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to forget to say; to forget to mention
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway