[しんわら, shinwara](n) (1) new straw; straw from the current year; (2) rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away[Add to Longdo]
[わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ, waradetabanetemootokohaotoko](exp) a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor[Add to Longdo]