ひとり親

ひとりおや

single parent, one parent

親が親なら子も子

おやがおやならこもこ

what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children

親

おや しん

intimacy, closeness, friendliness

親はなくとも子は育つ

おやはなくともこはそだつ

nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up

ともバラ

ともばら

cut of meat comprising the plate and the flank

何とも

なんとも なにとも

quite, really, very, extremely

些とも

ちっとも

not at all (neg. verb)

もっと

(some) more, even more, longer, further

とも座

ともざ

puppis (constellation)

生もと

きもと

traditional sake yeast mash starter, oldest surviving traditional style of sake making

いとも

extremely

ずとも

even without doing, even without being

ともすると

apt to (do), liable to, prone to

時とともに

ときとともに

as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time

杖とも柱とも頼む

つえともはしらともたのむ

to count on someone as the only support

うんともすんとも

(followed by a negative verb form) not uttering a single word, not giving even the slightest response

ひとり親家庭

ひとりおやかてい

single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

いつまでもあると思うな親と金

いつまでもあるとおもうなおやとかね

you cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents

もっとも至極

もっともしごく

perfectly reasonable; completely natural; perfectly good (e.g. reason)