野生の猿が木の実を食べている。
A wild monkey is eating nuts from the tree.
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His effort finally bore fruit.
日頃の努力が実を結ぶ。
Daily effort bears fruit.
木を揺すって、実を落とした。
I shook the tree and dropped the fruit.
髭の濃い男が、椎の実をつんでいる。
A man with a thick beard is gnawing on a chinquapin nut.
長年の努力が実を結び、第一志望の大学に合格できたのは非常に喜ばしいことだ。
It is very joyful that many years of effort bore fruit and I was able to pass the exam for my first-choice university.
長いあいだの努力が実を結んだ。
Efforts over a long period of time have borne fruit.
長年の努力が実を結び、遂に新記録を達成した。
Years of effort bore fruit, and at last, a new record was achieved.
長年の努力が実を結び、ついに成功の花を咲かせた。
Years of effort bore fruit, and finally the flower of success bloomed.
南の島で、新鮮なココの実を味わった。
On a southern island, I tasted fresh coconut.
Usage Notes
Can mean a literal fruit of a plant, or figuratively, the result or substance of something. '実を結ぶ' (mi o musubu) is a common idiom for 'to bear fruit' or 'to pay off'.
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