Vocabulary

soil moisture

soil moisture

Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)

Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)

trackback

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

assistant ...; probationary ...

manuka honey

salted kōji (traditional condiment)

pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively

to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's

honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites

sex

sex

Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)

cyberbullying; online harassment

underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)

illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.); website encouraging illegal activities; suicide-encouraging website

underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.

to sweep (with a broom); to clean up

bird migration period

accidental ingestion

mandatory indictment; indictment by a lay prosecution committee

power spectrum

nature observation

Anatidae (family of birds including ducks, geese and swans)

reed bed

sea level

coastal current; littoral current; alongshore current

hatchery

lake inlet

stealthily; secretly

essence; liquid foundation; beauty lotion; serum

birdwatching; birding

soil animal; soil life; soil biota; edaphon

gadwall (Anas strepera)

lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

tree hollow; hollow in a tree

summer plumage; nuptial plumage

electron capture