Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
enumeration; citation; listing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
contest; comparison; competition
superiority; predominance
have to do; must; should; ought to
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
depiction; description; portrayal
ultimate; final; last; eventual
thickness; profundity; depth
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
natural person (e.g. one unspoilt by civilization, civilisation)
wherein; therein; thereinto
writing; composition; essay; sentence
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
all one has; all one's possessions
immersion; being absorbed in
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
and so; therefore; for that reason
tension; tensile strength
outside world; physical world
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
one by one; one after another; successively
process; course; mechanism