tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
leaping for joy; exultation
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
freckle; lentigo; ephelis
willow tit (Parus montanus)
waxwing (any bird of family Bombycillidae)
red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
small bird (like a swallow or sparrow); small-minded person; person lacking in character
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
common broom (Cytisus scoparius); Scotch broom; English broom
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)
white peafowl (white variety of Indian peafowl)
Zehneria japonica (species of wild gourd)
common broom (Cytisus scoparius); Scotch broom; English broom
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes
three-player mahjong; sanma
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula); plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria); northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter
murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus); roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)
soaring skylark; high-flying skylark
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
Pavo (constellation); the Peacock
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero
cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)
brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
Japanese paspalum (Paspalum thunbergii)
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; (lit.) to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
freckle; ephelis; ephelides
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; (lit.) sparrow net in front of the gate
sparrows flocking on ripening rice fields
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
pearl-spot chromis (Chromis notata)
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina); Asian predatory wasp
neon damselfish (Pomacentrus coelestis); heavenly damselfish
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
Aleutian Canada goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia)
Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
Japanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica)
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume); crested murrelet
hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth
blue green damselfish (Chromis viridis); blue-green chromis
musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)
russet sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow
soaring skylark; high-flying skylark
soaring skylark; high-flying skylark
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
peacock butterfly (Inachis io); European peacock
green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus); common peafowl; blue peafowl
shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)
jankyū; combination of Japanese pinball and mahjong
Luzula capitata (species of woodrush); shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
stout chromis (Chromis chrysura)
being thin and bony; bony body; bony old man; bony old woman
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)
Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; (lit.) one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
willow tit (Parus montanus)
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
Japanese waxwing (species of passerine bird, Bombycilla japonica)
woodlark (Lullula arborea)
black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Carolina chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
dovekie (Alle alle); dovekey; little auk
meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); titlark
sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)
whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Vespa ducalis (species of hornet)
Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima); yellow hornet
yellow-vented hornet (Vespa analis)
European hornet (Vespa crabro)
lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
median wasp (Dolichovespula media)
shore lark (Eremophila alpestris); horned lark
Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
Japanese horse mussel (Modiolus nipponicus)
golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
least auklet (Aethia pusilla)
Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)
Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum)
Atlas broom (Argyrocytisus battandieri)
Callambulyx tatarinovii (species of hawk moth)
Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)