rather than; more ... than ...
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
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
back street; back alley; off-street
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one's birth mother; one's biological mother