dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
middle of the night; dead of night
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
effective population size
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
next generation; future generation
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
increase in population; population growth
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute