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大赤啄木鳥

おおあかげら、オオアカゲラ
white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
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鳥食蜘蛛

とりくいぐも、トリクイグモ
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
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鳥曇り

鳥曇
とりぐもり
cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north
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鳥頭の太刀

とりがしらのたち
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
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鳥頭

とりがしら
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
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鳥頭

とりあたま
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
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鳥天

とりてん
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
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鳥追い歌

鳥追歌
とりおいうた
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
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鳥衝突

とりしょうとつ
bird strike
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鳥獣保護区

ちょうじゅうほごく
wildlife sanctuary; protection area for birds and wild animals