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Proverb; Sensitive

some are wise and some are otherwise; one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open

Proverb

a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold

a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman

one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost

being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless

Organization name

Chiba Prefectural Central Museum; Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba

being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat

Idiomatic expression; Said by children when making a pinky swear

cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles

beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes

cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)

great warrior

fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)

Proverb

a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag

Proverb

any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

Proverb

make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)

word of great value

great diversity of form

competent local official

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile

a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation

So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own