Kanyougoku

Sycophant
Apple Polisher
Flatterer
Brown-noser

Blossoms bring storms
(Meaning: Life brings misfortune during times of happiness)

Sweets are preferred to flowers

Flower on a high peak

(Meaning: unobtainable desire, something out of one's reach)

As clean as a split bamboo

(Meaning: honest, frank, decisive, a straight-shooter)

Even if rain falls or spears fall

(Meaning: come hell or high water, no matter what, under any circumstances)