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鳥
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Japanese nightingale (Leiothrix lutea); Peking robin; red-billed leiothrix
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Idiomatic expression
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
Examples
ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
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Yojijukugo
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics
Examples
心静かに花鳥風月を愛でる気持ちの余裕も最近になってでてきたよ。
Lately I've had the time to quietly enjoy the wonders of nature.
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artistic pursuits involving nature themes
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Idiomatic expression
great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
Examples
彼は飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いである。
He nods and shakes the spheres.
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Proverb
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
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helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
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rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
