He remembered the proverb 'even a pig will climb a tree if flattered', and complimented his boss.

Mr. Shimooka 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.'

She plays a character named Maiko.

I went to the stationery store to buy new letter paper.