worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
urgent; pressing; exigent
literally; to the letter; literal
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; IUCN
Red List (e.g. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
living thing; living creature; animal; life
Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW
threatened (species); endangered
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
lack of information; data deficiency
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
... and eastward; east of
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
Red Data Book (of endangered species)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
individual; one by one; separate; each
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation