scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
way of solving (a problem); solution
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
companion; partner; spouse
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
resolution; vote; decision
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
thing; person; situation; fox
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
height (of a person); stature
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
ascending and descending; going up and down
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)