bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
killing two birds with one stone
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Tottori (city, prefecture)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
migratory bird; bird of passage
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
avian influenza; bird flu
tottering steps; drunken staggering
birds and wild animals; wildlife
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
aviator; flying ace; birdman
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
flying bird; soaring bird
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora); Java rice finch
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
killing three birds with one stone
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
avian influenza; bird flu
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
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
Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (set of 12th and 13th century picture scrolls)
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
female bird; hen (female chicken)
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27-31, 1868)
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
plumage; feathers; decorative feathers on a spear sheath or pole
first torii gate of a shrine
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
chicken skin (esp. in cooking); bird skin
Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
auspicious bird (e.g. crane, Chinese phoenix, Vermilion Bird)
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
young bird; juvenile; chick
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
chirping bird; singing bird
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
wildlife sanctuary; protection area for birds and wild animals
keeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; aviculturist; bird breeder
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
animals that can legally be hunted; game animals
Tottori Prefectural Police (abbr)
Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27-31, 1868)
town that developed in front of a Shinto shrine's torii; town originally built around a Shinto shrine
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
Oriental cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
bone-in chicken; chicken-on-the-bone
plover on the beach; plovers near the shore
damage by birds (e.g. to crops); dirtying by birds (e.g. to produce)
torinoko paper; torinokogami; high-quality eggshell-colored Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
triangular three-pillar torii
calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
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
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
many bird; various kinds of birds; (arch.) plover; (arch.) Japanese bush warbler; (arch.) Japanese nightingale
for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to); (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
blackbird (Turdus merula)
Japanese egg cockle (Fulvia mutica)
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
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
frigate (bird) (Fregata spp.)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
birdproofing; protection from birds
migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
Apus (constellation); the Bird-of-Paradise
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis); blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
bird of passage; migratory bird
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
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel
rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
red and white oval rice cakes
Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); Asian crested ibis
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata); hornbilled puffin
Tucana (constellation); the Toucan
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
Aves (class of vertebrates comprising the birds)
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus); crested mynah
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
waterfowl sleeping while floating on water
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
myōjin torii; type of torii topped by a curved double lintel
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; (lit.) when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
avian influenza; bird flu
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
chicken bones; chicken carcass
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
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
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
bunting; old collective name for birds of the genus Emberiza
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
bone-in chicken; chicken-on-the-bone
bone-in chicken; chicken-on-the-bone
petrel (esp. petrels of family Procellariidae)
petrel (esp. petrels of family Procellariidae)
booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster); gannet
torinoko paper; torinokogami; high-quality eggshell-colored Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres
Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera); Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker
tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae)
calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)
breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture
black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
turaco (any bird of family Musophagidae, esp. the Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix); touraco; loerie; lourie
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
crow blackbird; grackle; oriole
Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae); rainbow finch
grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes); estrildid (any bird of family Estrildidae); waxbill
great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
waterfowl sleeping while floating on water
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
penny bun (Boletus edulis); porcino; cep
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
cardinal (bird) (Cardinalis cardinalis)
long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
avian influenza; bird flu
Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata, Padda fuscata)
White's thrush (Zoothera dauma)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Ornithischia (order of herbacious dinosaurs with bird-like pelvic structures)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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
Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
migratory bird that arrives in autumn (unknown species; perhaps a wagtail)
red-cheeked myna (Agropsar philippensis); violet-backed starling
Sanchō Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673)
Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy of birds
Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy of birds
dialects of Japanese spoken in Eastern Tottori prefecture
cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north
cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
right-angled loop (used in plumbing); right-angled expansion pipe; torii-shaped piping
bird fancier's lung; bird breeder's disease
Thamnophilidae (family comprising the antbirds)
internationally protected bird
cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes; (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
don't judge a book by its cover
no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child
capable or not, we are all in the same boat; (lit.) bats are also birds
capable or not, we are all in the same boat; (lit.) bats are also birds
Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)
denied freedom (of how to live one's life); (lit.) living like a caged bird
longing for freedom when tied down; (lit.) caged bird's longing for the open sky
palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea)
oology (study of bird eggs)
chicken dish; dish whose main ingredient is chicken
ornithodira (ancestor of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, etc.)
avemetatarsalians (saurians of the subdivision Avemetatarsalia)
insect-repellent mat (brand name)
Tottori University of Environmental Studies
Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)
common starling; European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Anna's woodpecker (Calypte anna)
yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
sunbird (any bird in the family Nectariniidae)
weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)
red bishop (species of African weaverbird, Euplectes orix)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
bobolink (species of songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorous)
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae); bird spider (Avicularia avicularia)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae); bird spider (Avicularia avicularia)
American wigeon (Anas americana)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
hornbill (any bird of family Bucerotidae)
fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)
Calliope hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana); Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise
wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
New Zealand dotterel (Charadrius obscurus); New Zealand plover; red-breasted plover
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus); Oriental dotterel
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus); dotterel
shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae); shore plover
white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
small pratincole (Glareola lactea); little pratincole; small Indian pratincole
Amitostigma kinoshitae (species of orchid)
hornbeam maple (Acer carpinifolium)
Cirsium chokaiense (species of thistle)
acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
tailorbird (Orthotomus sp.)
Japanese nightingale (Leiothrix lutea); Peking robin; red-billed leiothrix