parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
mistress; kept woman; concubine
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
everything working out as desired
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
messenger; envoy; emissary
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
adopted daughter; foster daughter
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
high-grade sake; fine drink
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures