walk-in closet with space for shoes (by the entrance of a house)
neurotic fear of returning home after work; nostophobia
narration from backstage (theatre, television)
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing
Edo-period unit of gold coinage; golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)
carrion crow (Corvus corone)
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
becoming fraught with emotion
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck