桃栗三年柿八年 ももくりさんねんかきはちねん it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight exp proverb Advanced ➥
柿の種 かきのたね kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed n spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape n Advanced ➥