reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to degenerate; to lapse into
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
tone (of voice); manner of talking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
immediately; right away; on the spot
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
both (people); the two of them
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
not worth considering; out of the question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
friend's house; home of a friend
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
simply; merely; only; solely
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice