ago; since; before; previous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(present) head of a family
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
elder sister; effeminate man
adopted daughter; foster daughter
your husband; her husband
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difference; variation; difference
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to care for someone; to look after someone
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
absence; disregard; indifference
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
exclusive; attached to; specialist
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen