emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
knowing; (an) acquaintance
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
gills; branchia; angle of the mandible; gonial angle
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
predation; eating prey; preying upon
Insecta (class comprising the insects)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)