to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
reality; actuality; hard fact
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
student teacher; trainee teacher
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid