single-mother household; fatherless family
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
going up and down; rising and falling
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
innumerable; countless; numberless
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
zest for living; energy to live
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
since when; from when; how long
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to square one's shoulders
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite