you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to relax; to feel at home
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly