rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
rather than; more ... than ...
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
your daughter; young woman
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
disinheritance; disowning
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
(present) head of a family
official announcement; proclamation
murder; killing; murderer
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic