Yuriko is my best friend.

He started a business without a plan, forgetting the lesson of 'peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons eight years.'

He succeeded in a difficult project with the spirit of 'ishi no ue ni mo sannen', which means great works are performed by perseverance.

My grandfather was born in the 1900's.

The tobi-kashira-mukade is a very rare creature.

I like memorizing the Hyakunin Isshu.

It's difficult to memorize the Hyakunin Isshu.

It is said that the wind becomes particularly strong on the 210th day.

He can perfectly perform the suparinpei of karate.

This book contains one hundred and eight stories.