handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
still; even now; to this day
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
woman; female; feminine gender
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sensual love; love affair
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
ago; since; before; previous
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in comparison to; rather than
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
educational institution; school; academy; campus
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)