Meanings

Pieris japonica

honesty does not pay

to become stupid from associating with stupid people

genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)

do not shoot straight for the top

birds of a feather flock together

birds of a feather flock together

autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather

a born fool is never cured

one who knows little often repeats it

you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them

Horsehead Nebula

extreme foolishness

horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)

Parafontaria laminata (species of millipede)

to look down on (someone)

cavalry

body of a horse

post horse

long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)