you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
kiss scene; kissing scene
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
university student; college student
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
business trip; official trip
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
detached; aloof; indifferent
supply; provision; raising; procurement
literal translation; direct translation
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel