the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
population (e.g. of animals)
direct connection; direct link
Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950)
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi); Ryukyu rabbit
(Japanese) Natural Conservation Law (1972)
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
another prefecture; other prefectures
same kind (race); homogeneousness
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals