you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
if you do this; if this is the case
draw; tie; quits; even; square
unfairness; injustice; partiality
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
piece; fragment; one (object)
walking briskly; determinedly
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to step firmly; to harden by treading
considerably; fairly; quite
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to turn left; to turn to the left
hitting a ball; batting; stroke