Japanese ProverbsDefinitions

Adversity makes a great man.

Affinity is a mysterious thing, but it is spicy.

Blood is but blood.

Carelessness is a great enemy.

A Child is a shackle that ties its parents for the three worlds. (A Buddhist saying.).

Death is both larger than a mountain and smaller than a hair.

Happiness 1s 2ursuit is like clutching the shadow or chasing the wind.

Happiness rarely keeps company with an empty stomach.

Hunger is a state that leaves even Fuji without beauty.

Laziness is a powerful enemy.

Laziness leaves one with no spare time.

Love lives in palaces as well as in thatched huts.

Love is beyond reflection [i.e., analysis].