[ももくりさんねんかきはちねん, momokurisannenkakihachinen](exp) it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons take eight[Add to Longdo]
[めいじにじゅうしちはちねんせんえき, meijinijuushichihachinensen'eki](n) (obsc) (See 日清戦争) Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)[Add to Longdo]