物

higher animal

buying futures

speculation

parasitic plant

coming-of-age tale

tetrapod

'taru' adjective

unrest prevailing; turmoil reigning

Idiomatic expression; From the Chinese custom where the rightmost seat was the seat of honor

being second to none; being in a league of one's own

Physics

physical constant

particle physics

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

A Collection of Tales from Uji

price rise

annelid

white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware

paleontology

Noun or verb acting prenominally

fair-minded; sensible

biochemistry

both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)

Proverb

inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heaven

Arthurian romances

geophysics

adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species

Chemistry

high molecular compound; high polymer

carnivorous plants

Proverb

nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch