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It is a long trip, however, from Hamburg to those elevations—too long, really, for so short a visit.†
Chpt 1.1

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
The underside, however, was inscribed in a variety of ever-changing scripts with the names of those heads of the household who had been its owners over the course of time.†
Chpt 2.1
Probably the most significant factor, however, was that without question the old man had been the central figure in the family, its picturesque personality.†
Chpt 2.1
Around his neck, however, lay a wide, starched, heavily pleated ruff, slanted forward, but sloping upward on both sides, beneath which, to top it all, could be seen a pleated batiste jabot and a vest.†
Chpt 2.1
He was probably a little anemic from the start, or so Dr. Heidekind said, prescribing for him a nice daily glass of porter, to be drunk with his snack when he returned from school—a robust brew, as everyone knows, which Dr. Heidekind believed helped build the blood and which, however that might be, Hans Castorp discovered, much to his satisfaction, had a calming effect on his spirits and pleasantly assisted him in his proclivity to "doze"—as his Uncle Tienappel put it—when he would sit with his mouth slightly open, dreaming away without a single firm thought in his head.†
Chpt 2.2 *

however = in whatever way
if the impersonal world around him, however, if the times themselves, despite all their hustle and bustle, provide him with neither hopes nor prospects, if they secretly supply him with evidence that things are in fact hopeless, without prospect or remedy, if the times respond with hollow silence to every conscious or subconscious question, however it may be posed, about the ultimate, unequivocal meaning of all exertions and deeds that are more than exclusively personal—then it is almost inevitable, particularly if the person involved is a more honest sort, that the situation will have a crippling effect, which, following moral and spiritual paths, may even spread to that individual's physi†
Chpt 2.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
if the impersonal world around him, however, if the times themselves, despite all their hustle and bustle, provide him with neither hopes nor prospects, if they secretly supply him with evidence that things are in fact hopeless, without prospect or remedy, if the times respond with hollow silence to every conscious or subconscious question, however it may be posed, about the ultimate, unequivocal meaning of all exertions and deeds that are more than exclusively personal—then it is almost inevitable, particularly if the person involved is a more honest sort, that the situation will have a crippling effect, which, following moral and spiritual paths, may even spread to that individual's physi†
Chpt 2.2
Simultaneously, however, he perceived something else, something audible, coming from the adjoining room on his left, the room with the Russian couple, so Joachim had said—noises that were likewise ill suited to this cheerful, fresh morning, that tainted it, making it seem sultry somehow.†
Chpt 3.1
"We must return to our rest cure, however," Joachim said circumspectly.†
Chpt 3.4
Though to be sure, that was also where fat Frau Salomon from Amsterdam was seated, and she came to dinner every day of the week in a low-cut dress, apparently quite to the "boss's" liking, although she, Frau Stohr, could not understand it, because, after all, he could see however much of Frau Salomon he wanted at every checkup.
Chpt 3.7

however = whatever amount of
Hans Castorp only surmised all this, however, more than he actually saw it—she was really too far away.†
Chpt 3.7

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
At this juncture, however, Frau Stohr displayed her poor upbringing in the most garish light, because—apparently out of some crude satisfaction that she was less ill than Blumenkohl—she accompanied his departure with a few half-sympathetic, half-contemptuous remarks.†
Chpt 3.7
On the whole, however, it seemed to him that although honor had its advantages, so, too, did disgrace, and that indeed the advantages of the latter were almost boundless.†
Chpt 3.8
But now he continued on his journey—not via the balcony, however, but by way of the hall, detouring around Hans Castorp's room and entering Joachim's through the door.†
Chpt 3.9
On the third day, however, it was as if nature had taken a tumble— everything was turned upside down.†
Chpt 4.1
It was, however, striking—in the best sense of the word—that precisely those rules that corresponded exactly to their overseers' economic interests enjoyed unconditional veneration, whereas rules for which said correspondence was less applicable were more likely to be winked at.†
Chpt 4.1
Permit me to observe, however, that I cannot follow your deductions, that I reject them, indeed, that I stand in positive opposition to them.†
Chpt 4.1
Reason and enlightenment, however, have banished those shadows, which once lay encamped in the human soul—not entirely, however, for even today the battle is still being waged.†
Chpt 4.1
Reason and enlightenment, however, have banished those shadows, which once lay encamped in the human soul—not entirely, however, for even today the battle is still being waged.†
Chpt 4.1
That battle, however, is called work, sir, earthly labor, work for the earth, for the honor and interests of humankind.†
Chpt 4.1
These unpleasant sensations, however, were counterbalanced by the comfortable position furnished by the lounge chair and its almost mysterious properties, which Hans Castorp found difficult to analyze but which had found his highest approval from the very first and had stood the test again and again.†
Chpt 4.2
It is generally believed that by filling time with things new and interesting, we can make it "pass," by which we mean "shorten" it; monotony and emptiness, however, are said to weigh down and hinder its passage.†
Chpt 4.2
In the framework of a week or larger units of time, however, there were certain recurring deviations that made their appearance little by little—one variation might appear, for instance, only after another had already repeated itself.†
Chpt 4.3
"It seems to me, however, that we should be grateful to the management for these concerts," Joachim said circumspectly.†
Chpt 4.4
It seems to me, however, that we should be grateful for this bit of music here.†
Chpt 4.4
Marusya's laugh, however, the sight of her round, brown eyes, blinking childishly out over the handkerchief with which she covered her mouth, and her full, prominent chest— said to be more than a little ill on the inside—reminded him of something else that had shaken him when he had noticed it recently, and so without turning his head, he glanced cautiously toward Joachim.†
Chpt 4.5
Before the lecture, however, he did something quite perverse and ill advised: he took the notion of going for an extended walk all by himself, which turned out bad beyond all expectation.†
Chpt 4.5
These conversations, however, were much less fruitful when it came to facts, because, for the life of her, Fraulein Engelhart knew little or nothing about Frau Chauchat, no more than was general knowledge in the sanatorium; she did not know her, could not claim even to have any acquaintance in common with her.†
Chpt 4.8
and suddenly he shrugged and said, "Ridiculous!" and cast aside the delicate little song as tasteless and insipidly sentimental—rejecting it, however, with a certain austere melancholy.†
Chpt 4.8
He did take satisfaction in one thing, however, as he lay there listening to his heart, his physical heart, pounding rapidly and audibly in the stillness— the stillness that was prescribed by house rules and reigned over the entire Berghof during the main rest cure of the day.†
Chpt 4.8
For the present, however, he found himself beginning to see the emotions, tensions, satisfactions, and disappointments growing from his tender relationship to this patient as the true purpose and meaning of his vacation, to live entirely for them and allow his mood to be dependent on their success.†
Chpt 4.9
At the same time, however, there was something suffocating about being locked up in a box together with auspicious chance.†
Chpt 4.9
The second time, however, she looked directly at him, and not just from a distance; she looked at him the whole time, gazed firmly at him during the entire encounter, scowling just a little, and as they passed one another, she turned her head toward him—and his blood ran cold.†
Chpt 4.9
Awake, however, he listened to him politely and attentively and tried to be fair, compensating for or suppressing feelings that he felt rising in opposition to his mentor's opinions and characterizations.†
Chpt 4.9
On Tuesday or Wednesday, however, he would depart, and leave Joachim behind alone, poor Joachim, for whom Rhadamanthus had decreed who-knew-how-many more months and whose gentle black eyes dimmed with melancholy every time Hans Castorp made a passing reference to his approaching departure.†
Chpt 4.10
Hans Castorp, however, left Ocean Steamships lying on his blanket and listened with ardent interest to the music, gazing with contentment into the transparent depths of its structure and taking such genuine delight and inspiration in each melodic invention that he felt nothing but hostility when he occasionally recalled Settembrini's opinions about music, annoying statements, such as how music was politically suspect— which was no better than Grandfather Giuseppe's slogan about the July Revolution and the six days of Creation.†
Chpt 4.10
This, however, did not prevent the visitor, a frail novice at all this, from catching a very bad cold while outside in his rest cure—if that was where he caught it.†
Chpt 4.10
And as always Hans Castorp had glanced past Settembrini—who sat with his back to him at one end of the intervening crosswise table—to get a view of the Good Russian table; this time, however, he had paid particular notice to the way her head moved as she spoke, to the arch of her neck and the limp posture of her back.†
Chpt 4.10
Director Behrens, however, reported to his assistant at the desk everything he heard there inside, speaking in curt, prescribed terminology, so that Hans Castorp could not help being reminded of the procedure at the tailor's, when a well-dressed gentleman takes your measurements for a suit, laying the tape measure in a traditional sequence here and there across your torso and along your limbs, and then dictates the resulting numbers to his assistant, who sits there bent over pen and paper.†
Chpt 4.10
Dr. Krokowski, however, stood up and strode over to Hans Castorp; tilting his head to one side and smiling so pithily that it revealed the yellow teeth under his beard, he placed one hand on the young man's shoulder and with the other offered a hearty handshake.†
Chpt 4.10
The fact is, the account of the first three weeks of Hans Castorp's stay with "the people up here" (twenty-one days at the height of summer, to which, by all calculation, it was supposed to have been limited) has consumed quantities of space and time that correspond only too well to what the author himself expected, and indeed half confessed; the coverage of the next three weeks of the visit, however, will require about as many lines—or words, or even seconds—as the first three weeks required pages, quires, hours, and working days.†
Chpt 5.1
The hours of slumber were, however, animated with varied and lively dreams, and he could go on indulging in them even while lying there awake.†
Chpt 5.1
Fraulein Engelhart, however, could not satisfy him about these matters, either, and had to put him off with assurances that she would make further inquiries.†
Chpt 5.2
If we are to get on with our story, however, it will be impossible to fathom and analyze all of that.†
Chpt 5.2 *
Those words had been spoken in fluent German, however, and in a more definite tone; these now were halting and in broken German, a language to which she had no natural right, but was merely borrowing—just as Hans Castorp had heard her do a few times before, listening each time with a sense of superiority that was simultaneously cradled in humble delight.†
Chpt 5.2
And Joachim would have been amazed at his easygoing manner—presumably, however, without seriously wanting to have changed places with him.†
Chpt 5.2
Certain inhibitions stood in the way, some military, some civilian—which is to say, some that were due to Joachim's honorable presence and Hans Castorp's own sense of honor and duty; some, however, were based in the feeling that social contact with Clavdia Chauchat— a civilized relationship, with formal pronouns and bows and conversation in French perhaps—was not necessary, not desirable, not the right thing at all.†
Chpt 5.5
Since then, however, the situation has changed.†
Chpt 5.5
However much I detest seeing that dubious construct of moonshine and cobwebs that goes by the name of 'soul' played off against the body, within the antithesis of body and mind, it is the body that is the evil, devilish principle, because the body is nature, and nature—as an opposing force, I repeat, to mind, to reason—is evil, mystical and evil.
Chpt 5.5

however = regardless of how
That nobility, however, is contained within the mind, within reason, and therefore you will level the charge of Christian obscurantism against me quite in vain.†
Chpt 5.5

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

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(1) (however as in: However, complications may...)
though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)

Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
(2) (however as in: However much she tried...)
to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
(3) (however as in: However you do it, get it done!)
in whatever way
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely (and arguably incorrectly), however can be used to intensify the word how, as when one says "However did you find her?" Grammarians would suggest using two words for that usage: "How ever did you find her?"

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