it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
farming implement; small noh accessory
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
roar; sound made by monsters
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
still; even now; to this day
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
shah; former ruler of Iran
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)