Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), Japanese nightingale, greenish brown...

olive green, greenish brown

female announcer, woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck)

greenish brown

mochi filled with red bean paste and topped with green soy flour

Pteria brevialata (species of wing oyster)

young greens (of mizuna, Japanese mustard spinach, rape...

warbler flying from a valley to a tree, finding success in life, passing the palace examination

warbler being in a valley, valley in which warblers live, remaining obscure and unsuccessful

bun filled with sweet green pea paste

sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas

nightingale (flooring), method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)

first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)

Lonicera gracilipes (species of honeysuckle)

match made in heaven, perfect match, great coupling...

black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx)