you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
reason; logic; method; system; order
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
pointing out; identification
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
of course; certainly; naturally
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to send for (doctor, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
have a good day; take care; see you
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
scenery; scene; landscape
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
seedling; sapling; young tree
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
several times (as large, over)
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary