(n) crushed rock
macadam
(n) sorrel (horse coat color)
(n) (uk) chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)
(n) trembling with fear
(n) (uk) Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
(n) (uk) Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)
(n) mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
(n) sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
(n) (uk) Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
(n) (uk) eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
(n) European chestnut
(exp) having no outstanding characteristics (lit: height comparison among acorns)
to all seem about the same
bragging competition ("pissing contest") concerning matters of little importance
(n) (uk) Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
(exp) (obs) to take risk
(exp) it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions (lit: planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, plums take eight)