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Proverb

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

Historical term

light brown (traditional Japanese color name)

mahjong; mah-jongg

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)

Astronomy

seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

Word usually written using kana alone

skylark (Alauda arvensis)

こうてんし only

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

willow tit (Parus montanus)

Mahjong

mahjong tile

jump up for joy

Mahjong

strip mahjong

reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)

small-minded person; person lacking in character

Buddhism

Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)

hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae)

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

malachite

owning nothing except the clothes on one's back

cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)

Idiomatic expression

match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)

family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle

mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money

Orig. from Spanish 'hiniesta'

common broom (Cytisus scoparius); Scotch broom; English broom