to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
food; food products; foodstuffs
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
food and drink; eating and drinking
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
sampling food; tasting; trying
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
set meal; special (of the day)
light meal; snack; refreshments
to have a meal; to take a meal
predation; eating prey; preying upon
carnivore; carnivorous animal
way of eating; how to eat
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
eating; bite (in fishing)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to have a meal; to take a meal
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
food and drink; eating and drinking
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
to devour; to bite to death
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to have a meal; to take a meal
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
bed and food; eating and sleeping
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
one meal; one meal (a day)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
restaurant that only serves set meals
emergency food; emergency rations
to eat up; to consume (completely)
without eating or drinking
Japanese food; Japanese meal
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
perishable foods; perishables
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
cost of a meal (or meals)
food expenses; cost of one's board
food storage; provision store; pantry
eating between meals; snacking
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
difficult to eat; unpalatable
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
to eat too much; to overeat
eating quickly; speed-eating
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); having adequate food; having all one needs (for daily living); plenty
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
growing child's hearty appetite
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
cannibalism; anthropophagism
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
I'm stuffed; that was good; what a meal
to try out the food at various restaurants
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
dishwashing; doing dishes
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
to eat up; to consume (completely)
sneaking a bite; snitching food
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
meal ticket; meal voucher
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
food and clothing; living; livelihood
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
to leave a dish half-eaten
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
binge eating; stress eating
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
to eat up; to consume (completely)
(fish) biting at every cast
silverware; silver tableware
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
packed and sterilised food; retort food
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
daily meals; three regular meals a day
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to eat too much; to overeat
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
hospital food; hospital meals
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
lack of appetite; anorexia
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
staff cafeteria; staff canteen
trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)
food safety; food security
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
food crisis; food-supply crisis
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
food (esp. for a medical diet)
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
food self-sufficiency rate
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
Food and Drug Administration (US); FDA
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
eating only a little; having a small appetite
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
binge eating; stress eating
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party
daily food; regular diet; staple food
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
autumn, season of good appetite
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
perishable food; perishables
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together
plastic food models used by restaurants
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
total eclipse of the Moon
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
small toy included with food
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
meat processing; meatpacking
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
food and (alcoholic) drink
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
schoolchild without lunch
Japanese (school) lunchroom; Japanese (school) cafeteria
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
entomophagy; insect eating
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
month of fasting; Ramadan
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
food labeling; food labelling
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
nutritional supplement; dietary supplement
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
side dish; supplementary food
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
red food coloring; red food colouring
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (Organisation); FAO
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
corrosiveness; causticity
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
eating habits; dietary habits
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
carnivorousness; carnivorous
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
overeating; gorging; guzzling
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
eating together while wearing face masks
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
to depend on someone for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
side dish; supplementary food
frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
arcade with bars and restaurants
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need
eating like a dog; eating greedily with one's head down; sloppy eating; (arch.) dogfighting
to compete with each other
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
table manners; dining etiquette
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
high-energy food (when hiking, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
participant in eating competitions; competetive eater
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
genetically modified foods; genetically engineered foods
natural food; health food
binge eating; bulimarexia
genetically modified food; GM food
nutritionally complete food (e.g. meal replacement); food product or meal that provides all the nutrients needed for good health
to eat up; to consume (completely)
losing one's means of livelihood
losing one's means of livelihood; suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend; fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
delivering food (to elderly); meals on wheels
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
natural foods; organic food
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
eating without paying; eating for free
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
snack bar; restaurant serving light meals
breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)
eating without paying; eating for free
to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
herbivorous; graminivorous
occultation (by the Moon)
dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
traditional food; ancestral food
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
eating in quiet; eating without talking
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS
cafeteria; snack bar; lunch counter
lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with
omnivore; omnivorous animal
disliking without even tasting
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
to eat with a munching or crunching sound
shrewd; smart (and wide-awake); inedible; uneatable; unable to support oneself; unable to keep body and soul together
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
big eater; trencherman; glutton
appetite center (of the brain)
meals on wheels; food delivery service (to elderly living at home)
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
binge eating; stress eating
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
triangle eating; eating a meal (especially school lunches) by rotating between the staple food, main dish, and soup in order
growing child's hearty appetite
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
losing one's means of livelihood
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core; to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
food labeled with claimed function
field ration (Sengoku period)
caustic; corrosive agent; etching reagent; escharotic
dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement
okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (without one's family); food sold in single servings
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
to bilk; to eat up one's fortune
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married
cannibals; cannibal tribe
overeating; gorging; guzzling
partial lunar eclipse; partial eclipse of the moon
eat one's words; break one's promises
man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) omnivore
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud
food tray (usu. styrofoam)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
well-fed and well-dressed
dining hall (at a temple)
living by selling off one's possessions
synthetic food; artificial food
dishwasher with drying function
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
dental caries; tooth decay
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryō system)
distribution and trading system for meat; slaughterhouse (euphemism); abattoir
inspection of food (before it is served at a school, nursing home, etc.); food sample (used to determine the source of contamination in the event of food poisoning)
bean goose (Anser fabalis)
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
lunar occultation of Venus; occultation of Venus (by the Moon)
necrophagy; necrophagia; eating corpses
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
one who generally eats a lot
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
corrosion resistance; erosion resistance; resistance to corrosion
drinking like a fish and eating like a horse; eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor
do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude); (lit.) if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
yaksik (sweet Korean dish with rice and nuts)
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (without one's family)
feeling sick when one's stomach is empty during pregnancy (usu. instead of experiencing morning sickness)
loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia
fish biting (striking, taking bait)
home cooking; eating at home
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
living room-cum-dining room
shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis); teredo
local cuisine; regional cuisine
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
seductress; coquette; minx
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
Western tableware; dinnerware
powdered food; food made from flour
gastroesophageal reflux disease
functional nutritional food
mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to eat a bit of everything
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
insects harmful to pine trees
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
food contamination; pollution of food products
holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
cannibalism; anthropophagy; eating human flesh
food sanitation inspector
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
food expenses; food prices
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
festive food; food associated with a particular seasonal celebration
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet; dietetics; macrobiotics; macrobiotic diet
food expenses; cost of one's board
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
good appetite and good bowel movements; enjoying one's food and having regular stools
genetically modified food; GM food
morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.); food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
eating with a guest; nominal official
lacking the talent to do anything but eat
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
to have the tables turned on one
total eclipse (solar or lunar); totality
field ration; combat ration
starvation cure; fasting treatment; medical fasting
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
starvation cure; medical fasting
eating well; (having a) good appetite
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
food expenses; cost of one's board
glacial scouring; glacial erosion; glacial abrasion
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
to eat together (various foods)
binge eating; stress eating
impostor; cheat; hypocrite
egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods); tray or container for serving rice balls
to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
vegan diet; plant-based diet
therapeutic diet; therapeutic food
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
convenience food; instant food
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
Niigata Agro-Food University
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
tanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules); open tanyao
money-eating; expensive; extravagant
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
cereal diet; grain-eating
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
sneaking a bite; snitching food
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
eating rice; (cereal) grains
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
beautiful clothes and fine food; life of luxury
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
losing one's means of livelihood
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
profit-taking sale; profit-taking selling
combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together
National Food Research Institute
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
food for young children (after completion of weaning)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
breakfast voucher; breakfast coupon
a god of food; Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need
food container (esp. for transport)
current era of excessive eating; era in which there is more than enough food; age of plenty; age of plentiful food
eating between meals; snacking
riches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
eating with liking; relishing; indulging in; eating regularly; habitually eating
omnivorous diet; mixing rice with other cereals; rice mixed with other cereals
square bread; Pullman loaf; sandwich loaf; bread
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant
egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods); tray or container for serving rice balls
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
stress corrosion cracking
resting after a meal is sacrosanct; (lit.) even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
feeling sick when one's stomach is empty during pregnancy (usu. instead of experiencing morning sickness)
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
rice weevil; good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat
Japanese style restaurant; Japanese style dining hall
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
in season; at its best; ready for eating
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
losing one's means of livelihood
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
to nibble at; to have a smattering of knowledge
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (without one's family); food sold in single servings
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
standard tables of food composition in Japan
saprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal; scavenger
gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
Korean cuisine; Korean food
feed intake behavior; feeding behavior; foraging behavior; grazing behaviour
shabby clothes and plain foods
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
to have the tables turned on one
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles
staple food; main article of diet
full-scale eating and drinking (cf. lighter fare usu. served in cafes)
snack; light meal and drink
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; (lit.) a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
kanji "food" radical at left
food tray (usu. styrofoam)
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
evening meal; supper; dinner
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
binge eating; stress eating
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
eating without paying; eating for free
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
sticking out; jutting out; protruding
sticking out; jutting out; protruding
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
to be tasty; to be worth eating; to be able to subsist; to be able to make a living; to be edible
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis); long-tailed macaque
crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis); long-tailed macaque
dental caries; tooth decay
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
triangle eating; eating a meal (especially school lunches) by rotating between the staple food, main dish, and soup in order
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant
dishwasher with drying function
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
feeling sick when one's stomach is empty during pregnancy (usu. instead of experiencing morning sickness)
do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude); (lit.) if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow
insects harmful to pine trees
tanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules); open tanyao
tanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules); open tanyao
to have the tables turned on one
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
partially covered breasts; breasts bulging out from clothing
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius); secretary bird
crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)
okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant
protection against corrosion; prevention of corrosion
in season; at its best; ready for eating
Tabekko Dōbutsu (brand of animal cracker)
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; (lit.) a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
kanji "food" radical at left
an anti-corrosive (agent)
eating (fodder, grass, etc.)
missing a meal; losing means to make one's livelihood
law governing food quality
untroubled; unworried; unaffected
untroubled; unworried; unaffected
to know; to be aware (of); to rule; to reign over
well-cooked food; well-boiled food
salmonella food poisoning
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
blood feud; domestic discord
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
good appetite and pleasant sleep; enjoying one's food and sleeping well
being well fed and warmly clothed
to dodge (an attack, question, etc.); to sidestep; to evade
to dodge (an attack, question, etc.); to sidestep; to evade
to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)
to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)
artificial food (fabricated to resemble rare or expensive foods)
standard tables of food composition
standard tables of food composition in Japan
financially ruining oneself by overindulging in food and drink (as a fabled tendency of the people of Osaka)
small toy included with food
taishiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
taishiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
to eat; to drink; to wear (clothing); to govern; to rule
once a beggar, always a beggar; (lit.) if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
once a beggar, always a beggar; (lit.) if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)
New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes; (arch.) Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes; (arch.) Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes; (arch.) Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes; (arch.) Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes; (arch.) Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
esophagoscope; oesophagoscope
insectivorous; entomophagous
larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery
biting one another; long and short market interests
biting one another; long and short market interests
meal announcer (at a Zen monastery)
tray of traditional Japanese food
to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)
an idiot will swallow anything; an idiot will believe anything they hear; fools act without thinking
to be able to eat; to be edible; to be good to eat
don't judge a book by its cover
eating into (esp. insects and larvae eating into fruit, etc.)
Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla); Wilson's blackcap
to be eaten; to be bitten (e.g. by bugs); to be outdone; to be upstaged
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
not using makeup to allow one's skin to heal
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
stipend (usu. paid in kind); salary
stipend (usu. paid in kind); salary
diary of food experiences
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
Polyphaga (suborder of beetles)
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
pure vegetarianism; veganism
ketogenic diet; keto-diet food
low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; (lit.) a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; (lit.) a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
horse that bites people; biter
Westernization of food; Westernization of dietary habits
eating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
displaying or posting images of appetizing food on social media, television, etc. late at night; (lit.) late-night food terrorism
heat sterilized meat product
on-site provision of school meals
vegetarian diet; vegetarian food
raw veganism; raw foodism
lunar occultation of a planet
ultra-processed food; UPF
digital detox; (lit.) Internet fasting
feeding signs (of an animal, e.g. teeth marks in nuts, holes in leaves)
voracious; having a hearty appetite
dietary restriction (due to illness, requirements of a medicine, etc.)
highly nutritious food; healthy menu; nourishing meal
highly nutritious food; healthy menu; nourishing meal
solid food (as given to toddlers after they have been completely weaned)
to catch and eat; to bite (and kill)
to catch and eat; to bite (and kill)
to catch and eat; to bite (and kill)
to clench (one's teeth); to bite (one's lip)
to clench (one's teeth); to bite (one's lip)
to clench (one's teeth); to bite (one's lip)
unsalted food; salt-free diet
thickened food (for patients with dysphagia)
feeding center (of the brain)
spending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return; (lit.) going a lord, returning a beggar
person who hogs food; glutton
good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; idler; person who does nothing useful
good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; idler; person who does nothing useful
good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; idler; person who does nothing useful
eating bizarre foods; eating strange things; eating grotesque foods; person with bizarre tastes in food; (fig.) person with unconventional tastes
eating bizarre foods; eating strange things; eating grotesque foods; person with bizarre tastes in food; (fig.) person with unconventional tastes
eating bizarre foods; eating strange things; eating grotesque foods; person with bizarre tastes in food; (fig.) person with unconventional tastes
insectivorous flower; carnivorous flower; insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
Japan Inspection Association of Food and Food Industry Environment
National Nutritional Foods Association; NNFA
Japan Dietetic and Enriched Foods Association
bobolink (species of songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorous)
numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); banded anteater
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae); bird spider (Avicularia avicularia)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae); bird spider (Avicularia avicularia)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous); forest fox; wood fox; common fox
superb blue-wren (Malurus cyaneus); superb fairywren; blue wren
silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus); pygmy anteater
fisherman bat (Noctilionidae spp.); bulldog bat