ランブル鞭毛虫[ranburubenmouchuu] giardia (flagellate protozoan)
ランブル鞭毛虫症[ranburubenmouchuushou] giardiasis
いも虫[imomushi] hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth)
益虫[ekichuu] useful insect
円虫類[enchuurui] round worms

夏虫[natsumushi] summer insect
蛔虫[kaichuu] roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
害虫[gaichuu] harmful insect
鈎虫[kouchuu] hookworm
寄生虫[kiseichuu] parasite

皆既蝕[kaikishoku] total eclipse (of sun by moon)
乾蝕[kanshoku] the rotting of lumber stored with poor air circulation
金環蝕[kinkanshoku] annular eclipse
月蝕[gesshoku] lunar eclipse
蝕む[mushibamu] to eat into (e.g. by worms)

侵蝕[shinshoku] encroachment
日蝕[nisshoku] solar eclipse
氷蝕[hyoushoku] glacial scouring
腐蝕[fushoku] corrosion
分蝕[bunshoku] partial eclipse

御食い初め[okuizome] weaning ceremony
食っ付く[kuttsuku] to adhere to
食っ付ける[kuttsukeru] to attach
ぼりぼり食べる[boriboritaberu] to eat with a munching or crunching sound
インスタント食品[insutantoshokuhin] instant foods

レトルト食品[retorutoshokuhin] packed and sterilised food
衣食[ishoku] food and clothing
衣食住[ishokujuu] necessities of life (food, clothing & shelter)
育児食[ikujishoku] baby food
一夜乞食[ichiyakojiki] (a) person made homeless by fire