Linux – How to run ’emacs’ in the terminal emulator without a separate window

I am looking to switch to Emacs from Vim and one thing that is keeping me away is that Emacs opens up a separate window of its own when run under X. Can I get the same behavior for Emacs as it does when not run under X? That is, I want Emacs to start the session in the same terminal as the one in which its fired.

Let me know if the question is not clear. Thank in advance!