how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
the Alps; range of high mountains
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
overconfident; presumptuous
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
homecoming; returning home
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)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to shake one's head (in denial)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
sanity; consciousness; soberness
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den