Wife and children are hostages given to fortune.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Happy is she who marries the son of a dead mother.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

The widow brought up her children under difficulties―as best she might.

Those children are the sad victims of their parents' divorce.

I have a wife and two children to support.

The couple decided to adopt an orphan.

I must raise 3 children with my wife.

The property is to be divided equally among the children.

It often happens that a cute grandchild will bring a young woman and her mother‐in‐law together.

The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.

A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.

The widow brought up her children under difficulties―as best she might.

There is often friction between a bride [young wife] and her mother‐in‐law.

My wife gave birth prematurely to a 1,500-gram baby girl.

My wife gave birth prematurely to a 1500-gram baby girl.

A wife can have property independent of her husband.

They brought the daughter-in-law and grandchild back home.

His first wife died after giving birth to two children.

The adopted child lived a happy life with her new family.

An unmarried mother leaves her four children in an apartment and disappears.

Their mother then left the girls to marry another man.

The family cared for the orphan with loving kindness.

He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.

After her husband's death she reared four children by herself.

After her husband's death, she brought up the four children by herself.

Wife and mother‐in‐law conflicts are thought to be characteristic of Japanese households.

to make a person marry

Her husband also wanted custody of the children.

a social unit composed of a father, mother, and unmarried children

After that, I talked with my wife and Taeko, but that became long.