outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
document; official papers
single-mother household; fatherless family
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
living by oneself; living alone
foreign; abroad; overseas
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
such ... as; or some such
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
chilly; unpleasantly cold
emotional strength; force of will
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
materials; data; document
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to put on airs; to assume importance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family