Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
olive green; greenish brown
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck)
mochi filled with red bean paste and topped with green soy flour
young greens (of mizuna, Japanese mustard spinach, rape, etc.)
bun filled with sweet green pea paste
sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas
first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)
warbler flying from a valley to a tree; finding success in life; passing the palace examination
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Pteria brevialata (species of wing oyster)
blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx)
Lonicera gracilipes (species of honeysuckle)