Flower of tangerine
A man is known by the company he keeps.
There is another proverb like this; 'Birds of a feather flock together.'
Sha-ri-n-ba-i
A good beginning is half the battle.
Doing something, the beginning is very important.
Success at the beginning means success of half.
Carolina jasmine
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
There are things that is our beyond imagination in the world.
Fact is more strange than fiction !
German Iris
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
There is nothing that is bad for everyone.
If one man loses, the other one will get.
Wisteria
A drowning man will catch a straw.
A man who is in very difficult situation tends to rely on even a thing that is unreliable.
Ha-na-zu-o
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
Let's comfort while a man who we think of unfavorable is away.
We can relax during his absence.
Ha-na-ka-i-do-u
There is no new thing under the sun.
Creating new things seems to be very difficult.
We are following the elders and sometimes add a new one to the things that have continued for long.
At Ko-u-ra-ku-e-n
The nearer the church, the farther from God.
I don't know the meaning of this proverb clearly.
I 'm not sure whether my interpretation is correct or not, but
there is a proverb similar to this one; 'The foot of the candle is dark.'
It is a long lane that has no turning.
We can't sail out to the wild sea, but a fine weather good for sailing will surely come.
So we must to wait for good condition even if we can't do anything now.
Hyacinth
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Doing something, we may have big failure without getting enough knowledge or information.
We should prepare fully.
Christmas rose
Whom the gods love, die young.
I don't know well why a beautiful lady tends to die young.
It is also said that a talented person tends to have lots of sickness.
I don't know why.
There is no royal road to learning.
Learning something, even a king has no shortcut for that.
Any person must make an effort day by day.
U-me blossom
Strike the iron while it is hot.
Man should be trained while they are young like the iron.
There is a good timing to do everything !
Oncidium
In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat bread.
I often hear this proverb recently, especially after the president of Livedoor, Mr.Horie was arrested.
Gardenia;Cape jasmine（Ku-chi-na-shi)
Blood is thicker than water.
However friendly we are, we rely on our relatives when something very important or urgent occurs .
Any other person won't be able to defeat the relatives.
