to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
being on duty; person on duty
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
to be opposite; to face each other
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
one eye; one of one's eyes
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
vacant house; unoccupied house
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
older sister; lass; young lady
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby