一角獣[ikkakujuu] unicorn
怪獣[kaijuu] monster
食蟻獣[arikui] anteater
巨獣[kyojuu] large animal
禽獣[kinjuu] birds and animals

獣医[juui] veterinarian
獣姦[juukan] bestiality
獣肉[juuniku] animal flesh
鳥獣保護区域[choujuuhogokuiki] wildlife protection area

草臥れる[kutabireru] to get tired
遺草[isou] posthumous works
一年草[ichinensou] annual (plant)
詠草[eisou] draft poem
下草[shitakusa] undergrowth

仮名草紙[kanazoushi] story in the kana
伽草子[togizoushi] fairy-tale book
海草[kaisou] marine plant
乾草[kansou] hay
甘草[kanzou] liquorice

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