本末 ほんまつ

hommatsu

1. Not the main point.; Not a matter of primary importance.

1. Was a case of putting the cart before the horse.

1. Means and ends reversed.; Putting the cart before the horse.

1. Secondary to the primary.; Inverting the important and trivial.

1. It's not the main point.; It's not the important thing.

1. It's not the main point.; It's not the essential thing.

1. It was the root and branches.; It was the origin and end.

1. Means and ends are reversed.; Cart before the horse.

1. It's not the main point.; It's not the primary concern.

1. Wasn't the root/essential part.; Wasn't the main point.

1. Probably the main point.; Likely a matter of primary and secondary importance.

1. It wasn't the main point.; It wasn't the essential thing.

1. It wasn't the main point.; It wasn't the essence.

1. Probably.; Likely.

1. It wasn't the main point.; It wasn't the primary concern.

1. If it were the origin/root…; If it were fundamental…

1. If it is the root and branches; If the fundamentals are there

1. If/when the root and branches…; If/when fundamentals and details…