[さかき, sakaki](n) (1) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); (2) evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)#13471[Add to Longdo]
[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]