HAIKU is a 17-syllable Japanese poem that is three lines long with the form of 5 syllables in the first and third line and 7 syllables in the second line. These poems are usually about nature.

A child's hope is near,
She whispers into the night,
A dream beginning

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KOTOWAZA are clever, compact sayings which often contain gems of wisdom which can act as a compass for our life’s journey.

The Japanese love proverbs and since they learn them in school and from their families they know what they all mean, and their lives are shaped by them, even if only unconsciously. So many Japanese are alike in their deportment perhaps showing the influence of kotowaza in their lives.                                                                        

TANA KARA BOTAMOCHI

日本語：from a shelf, a rice dumpling covered with bean jam

英語： Pennies from heaven

e.g.  a windfall, a godsend, an unexpected blessing from heaven