mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
riches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight
spending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return; (lit.) going a lord, returning a beggar
once a beggar, always a beggar; (lit.) if one begs for three days, one cannot stop