the grass is always greener on the other side

(literally) a scentless flower / (literary) Synonym of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) (precipitation)

(fiction) Hanahaki, an illness affecting those consumed by unrequited love that manifests as the coughing up of flowers, which clears up upon reciprocation. A fictional illness, it has found popularity among both Japanese and foreign online fanfic (especially) artists and authors for its poetic quality.

Obsolete spelling of サクラメント平原 (“Sacramento Valley (a valley in California, United States)”)

things are not as scary as they seems

Good things don't last forever. Roses have thorns.

(Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)

(literally) know the other side and yourself, a hundred battles will not be perilous

Cherry trees should not be pruned, but plum trees should. Although they may look similar upon first glance, each type of tree requires its own care procedures.

very beautiful, said of a woman