鬼も十八 se lit おにもじゅうはち (oni mo juuhachi) et signifie même les filles peu gracieuses paraissent belles à l'apogée de leur jeunesse.
おにもじゅうはち
oni mo juuhachi
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
de même que le thé grossier est bon quand il est frais, même les filles ordinaires paraissent belles dans la fleur de leur jeunesse
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
18
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
every person has their eccentricities
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
the eighteen arhats
eighty
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)