to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 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
 to eat;  to drink;  to receive (e.g. a blow);  to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable);  to undergo (trouble)
 food;  foodstuff;  eating;  appetite;  meal;  portion
 lunch;  midday meal;  food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
 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 clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 to bite at;  to snap at;  to jump at (e.g. an offer);  to snap at;  to hold on to;  to cling to
 to check;  to hold back;  to keep at bay;  to stop;  to prevent;  to stem
 food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat);  provisions;  rations;  food supply
 to be confused;  to be bewildered;  to be taken aback
 food;  foodstuff;  prey;  victim
 unable to stomach;  sticking in one's throat;  displeased with
 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;  erosion;  corrosion
 food;  food products;  foodstuffs
 with intense concentration;  eagerly;  intently;  devouringly
 to have a meal;  to eat;  to make a living;  to earn one's bread
 to bite at;  to snap at;  to nibble;  to get one's teeth into (metaphorically);  to get to grips with;  to really get into
 sampling food;  tasting;  trying
 supper;  night meal;  late-night snack;  "fourth meal";  midnight snack
 set meal;  special (of the day)
 way of eating;  how to eat
 carnivore;  carnivorous animal
 predation;  eating prey;  preying upon
 innocent look;  nonchalant look;  look of ignorance;  air of innocence
 to have a meal;  to take a meal
 meat eating;  eating of meat;  meat diet;  carnivorous
 provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.);  providing a meal;  lunch service
 eating;  bite (in fishing)
 to lash out at;  to flare up at;  to fly at;  to turn on
 food and drink;  eating and drinking
 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)
 Japanese food;  Japanese-style meal;  Japanese cuisine
 eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
 to eat a mouthful;  to take a bite
 to have a meal;  to take a meal
 all-you-can-eat;  eating as much as one likes
 eating heavily;  hearty eating;  binge eating;  big eater;  trencherman;  gormandizer
 eating with one's fingers;  snitching food;  snatched food;  embezzlement;  misappropriation;  flirting
 dinner party;  ceremonial dinner;  dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
 to bite and tear;  to bite a hole in
 to set one's teeth;  to clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
 food and drink;  eating and drinking
 buying and eating sweets (esp. children);  between-meal snacking
 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 eat (fodder, grass, etc.);  to receive (a salary);  to receive a stipend from one's lord
 to devour;  to bite to death
 to stimulate one's appetite;  to whet one's appetite
 to build (a nest);  to nest;  to haunt (a place);  to hang out (somewhere)
 survival of the fittest;  the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
 to have a meal;  to take a meal
 Western cooking;  Western-style meal;  Western-style food;  Japanized Western cuisine
 corrosion;  etching;  action of acid;  saprophagy
 to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops);  to eat away;  to eat a bit of everything;  to encroach upon;  to take over
 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
 one meal;  one meal (a day)
 to sit down at the dining table (with someone);  to eat with company;  to share a table
 esophagus;  gullet;  esophageal
 to make someone eat;  to deal (a blow);  to play (a trick)
 cannibalism (in animals);  feeding on each other;  mutually harmful competition;  internecine struggle;  dog-eat-dog competition
 to be flurried;  to be confused;  to lose one's head
 to bear up in tragedy;  to stand pain well;  to hold one's temper;  to clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 trying the food at various restaurants;  eating tour;  walking while eating;  eating while walking
 restaurant with only set meals
 difference;  disagreement;  conflict;  clash;  discrepancy;  inconsistency
 to lash out at;  to flare up at;  to fly at;  to turn on
 without eating or drinking
 eating strange food;  eating bizarre things;  simple diet;  plain food;  eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
 arrogant;  insolent;  disdainful
 to bite at;  to snap at;  to jump at (e.g. an offer);  to snap at;  to hold on to;  to cling to
 food culture;  dietary culture;  cuisine
 light eating;  spare diet;  not eating much
 cost of one's food;  one's board
 herbivorous;  plant-eating;  graminivorous
 food storage;  provision store;  pantry
 worm-eaten;  moth-eaten;  holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.;  leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus);  chiffchaff
 eating between meals;  snacking
 cost of a meal (or meals)
 man's man;  man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
 leaving a restaurant without paying;  dine and dash;  bilking
 difficult to eat;  unpalatable
 to ration out and survive on (some food);  to eke out a living
 to devour greedily;  to wolf down;  to gobble up
 to suffer a disappointment;  to feel let down;  to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped;  to be given the slip
 leftovers;  half-eaten food;  leftover food
 to eat oneself out of house and home;  to eat up completely
 to eat too much;  to overeat
 to be used to eating;  to become used to eating;  to be accustomed to eating;  to acquire a taste for
 gluttony;  satiation;  engorgement
 eating quickly;  speed-eating
 being attracted by physical looks only;  person who puts much store by good looks
 Japanese food;  Japanese meal
 to get entangled in;  to be involved in;  to be embroiled in;  to get mixed up in
 to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
 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
 food;  foodstuff;  prey;  victim
 growing child's hearty appetite
 man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women;  peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
 to miss a meal;  to lose the means to make one's livelihood
 good for eating;  ripe enough for eating;  in season
 cannibalism;  anthropophagism
 food and clothing;  livelihood;  living;  to feed and clothe
 dishwashing;  doing dishes
 to try out the food at various restaurants
 two meals;  (eating) two meals a day
 sneaking a bite;  snitching food
 insectivorous plants;  carnivorous plants
 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
 food shortage;  food scarcity;  difficulty of obtaining food
 binge eating;  stress eating
 eat shit!;  fuck off!;  fuck you!
 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
 simple diet;  plain food;  simple food;  frugal meal
 eating while standing;  eating at a (street) stall
 dine and dash;  leaving a restaurant without paying
 perishable foods;  perishables
 to leave a dish half-eaten
 to bite at;  to snap at;  to nibble;  to get one's teeth into (metaphorically);  to get to grips with;  to really get into
 (fish) biting at every cast
 substantiality (of a meal);  fillingness;  solidity
 silverware;  silver tableware
 daily meals;  three regular meals a day
 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
 to loiter (on the way);  to waste time
 (doing nothing but) eating and sleeping;  living idly
 good for eating;  ripe enough for eating;  in season
 dining table;  a dish (type of food)
 to eat too much;  to overeat
 light eating;  spare diet;  not eating much
 substantiality (of a meal);  fillingness;  solidity
 hospital food;  hospital meals
 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
 to live together;  to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
 to be stranded;  to be forced to stay;  to be obliged to stay
 drinking and eating too much
 to check;  to hold back;  to keep at bay;  to stop;  to prevent;  to stem
 to set one's teeth;  to clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 cheap restaurant;  eating place (house)
 gourmandism;  gourmet;  gourmand;  foodie
 tasting a food that one has previously heard of
 to get tired of eating;  to have enough of (a food)
 charge for a meal (usu. at school);  school lunch fee
 digging into (e.g. one's skin);  cutting into;  inroads (e.g. into a market);  encroachment (e.g. on territory);  deficit;  loss
 food (esp. for a medical diet)
 like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
 (living) from hand to mouth;  living on the fringe of subsistence
 money loser;  high-cost, low-return project
 to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for);  to be forced to postpone
 dietary fiber;  dietary fibre
 daily set meal;  daily special;  plat du jour
 lack of appetite;  anorexia
 to grow older;  to advance in age;  to be very aged
 binge eating;  stress eating
 to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation);  to advance in age;  to be very aged
 packed and sterilised food;  retort pack
 eating only a little;  having a small appetite
 packed meal;  packed food;  packed lunch;  bag lunch
 restaurant industry;  restaurant business;  catering industry
 to bite through;  to eat up;  to consume entirely
 eat shit!;  fuck off!;  fuck you!
 meal ticket;  meal voucher
 encroachment;  making inroads (into);  (slow but steady) invasion
 to be gluttonous;  to be greedy;  to be voracious;  to eat like a horse
 daily food;  regular diet;  staple food
 invalid diet;  diet for the sick;  diet for patients
 not eating enough;  unsatisfied;  dissatisfied with;  leaving something to be desired
 if man will not work, he shall not eat;  no work, no play
 innocent look;  nonchalant look;  look of ignorance;  air of innocence
 being sick and tired (of);  being fed up (with);  having one's fill (of)
 to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation);  to advance in age;  to be very aged
 lunch;  midday meal;  food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
 autumn, season of good appetite
 bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
 combination (e.g. of foodstuffs);  dovetailing;  fitting together
 substantiality (of a meal);  fillingness;  solidity
 omnivorousness;  polyphagia;  omnivorous;  polyphagous
 rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame;  shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
 food crisis;  food-supply crisis
 fair words fill not the belly;  food before romance
 to grow older;  to advance in age;  to be very aged
 being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
 food and (alcoholic) drink
 small toy sold with food;  premium
 combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
 plastic food models used by restaurants
 to eat untidily;  to eat a bit of everything;  to dabble (in something);  to try one's hand at various things
 to be struck by a chance blow;  to be embroiled in;  to be caught up in;  to be dragged into
 to suffer a disappointment;  to feel let down;  to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped;  to be given the slip
 eat shit!;  fuck off!;  fuck you!
 physiological saline;  normal saline;  saline solution
 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)
 schoolchild without lunch
 to be used to eating;  to become used to eating;  to be accustomed to eating;  to acquire a taste for
 no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.);  no eating or drinking
 avoided by everybody;  disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
 man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers;  herbivore man
 leavings of a meal;  food scraps;  leftovers;  food particles (in one's teeth or mouth);  bits of food
 living off (a person);  sponging off;  parasitism
 carnivorous female;  predatory woman;  aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
 bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
 rice-based or centered diet (centred)
 feeding habit (e.g. of an animal);  feeding habitat
 eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
 food self-sufficiency rate
 eating with one's fingers;  snitching food;  snatched food;  embezzlement;  misappropriation;  flirting
 stuffing oneself with food;  eating enough to go without food for some time
 Japanese (school) lunchroom;  Japanese (school) cafeteria
 red food coloring;  red food colouring
 surfeit;  glut;  being fed up;  food poisoning
 dietary education;  nutrition education;  food education
 dishwasher;  dishwashing machine
 sparsely eating;  having a small appetite
 if man will not work, he shall not eat;  no work, no play
 set meal with grilled meat
 causticity;  corrosiveness
 to get a salary (from);  to receive a stipend (from);  to be on the payroll (of)
 to ration out and survive on (some food);  to eke out a living
 carnivorousness;  carnivorous
 some prefer nettles;  there's no accounting for taste;  every man to his taste
 side dish;  supplementary food
 stuffing oneself with food;  eating enough to go without food for some time
 eating a lot;  excessive eating;  gorging;  guzzling
 to play a trick on;  to cheat;  to deceive;  to dupe
 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
 dishwasher;  dishwashing machine
 perishable food;  perishables
 carnivorous female;  predatory woman;  aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men;  woman who likes eating meat
 the samurai glories in honourable poverty;  keep a stiff upper lip!
 Kodomo Shokudō;  project to provide free or inexpensive meals to impoverished Japanese children
 to depend on somebody for food and lodging;  to be treated coldly;  to be kept in a low position
 food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
 food universally loved by all citizens;  comfort food
 to suffer a disappointment;  to feel let down;  to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped;  to be given the slip
 decrease in appetite;  loss of appetite
 damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects);  pest damage
 nutritional supplement;  dietary supplement
 medical diet;  diet therapy;  medical nutrition therapy
 a balanced diet leads to a healthy body;  healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
 to go on waiting only to be disappointed;  to wait in vain
 fake;  sham;  counterfeit;  impostor;  cheat;  hypocrite
 soba stall with a stand-up counter only;  standing soba noodle restaurant;  stand-up soba noodle bar
 losing the means of livelihood; (arch.)  a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended;  (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
 high-energy food (climbing, etc.);  backpacking food;  provisions;  rations
 eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
 entomophagy;  insect eating
 eating like a dog;  sloppy eating; (arch.)  dog fighting
 to compete with each other
 game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
 natural food;  health food
 man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers;  herbivore man
 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)
 losing the means of livelihood
 to miss a meal;  to lose the means to make one's livelihood
 to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops);  to eat away;  to eat a bit of everything;  to encroach upon;  to take over
 having a meal;  eating something
 soba stall with a stand-up counter only;  standing soba noodle restaurant;  stand-up soba noodle bar
 eating with one's fingers;  snitching food;  snatched food;  embezzlement;  misappropriation;  flirting
 eating without paying;  eating for free
 eating without paying;  eating for free
 dining with one's superior;  dining with one's superiors
 binge eating;  bulimarexia
 mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.);  food fraud
 food safety;  food security
 natural foods;  organic food
 I am not going to fall for that trick;  that trick won't work on me
 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
 total eclipse of the Moon
 delivering food (to elderly);  meals on wheels
 ne'er-do-well;  waster;  idler;  good-for-nothing
 herbivorous;  graminivorous
 occultation (by the Moon)
 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
 cafeteria;  snack bar;  lunch counter
 medical diet;  diet therapy;  medical nutrition therapy
 traditional food;  ancestral food
 to protrude;  to stick out;  to be forced out;  to be pushed out;  to go over (e.g. a budget);  to go beyond
 man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
 lunch monitor;  student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
 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
 one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
 to eat with a munching or crunching sound
 to live on air;  to live on nothing;  to live without a means of income
 shrewd;  smart (and wide-awake);  inedible;  uneatable;  unable to support oneself;  unable to keep body and soul together
 food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction);  FOSHU;  designated health food
 big eater;  trencherman;  glutton
 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
 genetically modified food;  GM food
 restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn);  dining hall;  dining room
 man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
 disliking without even tasting
 to go to prison;  to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
 to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
 growing child's hearty appetite
 leavings of a meal;  food scraps;  leftovers;  food particles (in one's teeth or mouth);  bits of food
 losing the means of livelihood
 field ration (Sengoku period)
 dietary supplement (for sports);  energy supplement;  nutritional supplement
 meal with family members eating separate foods;  eating alone (not with one's family);  food sold in single servings
 to bilk;  to eat up one's fortune
 food hygiene officer;  food hygiene manager
 eat one's words;  break one's promises
 man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) omnivore
 difficult to eat;  unpalatable
 cannibals;  cannibal tribe
 to make a hasty escape;  to flee helter-skelter
 to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
 eating a lot;  excessive eating;  gorging;  guzzling
 well-fed and well-dressed
 dishwasher;  dishwashing machine;  industrial dishwasher
 living by selling off one's possessions
 binge eating;  stress eating
 heavy eating and drinking;  gorging and swilling;  drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
 (loaf of) bread;  bread in a rectangular shape
 dental caries;  tooth decay
 stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryo system)
 genetically modified foods;  genetically engineered foods
 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)
 meat and matrimony (Buddhism);  Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married
 food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
 one who generally eats a lot
 winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
 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)
 eating while standing;  eating at a (street) stall
 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)
 fish biting (striking, taking bait)
 announcing meals (at a Zen monastery);  meal announcer;  noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
 drinking like a fish and eat like a horse;  eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor
 home cooking;  eating at home
 to have a consanguineous feud;  to fight between family members;  to have an internecine feud
 shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis);  teredo
 edible grass (for insects);  larval food plant
 physiological saline;  normal saline;  saline solution
 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
 living room-cum-dining room
 powdered food;  food made from flour
 caustic;  corrosive agent;  etching reagent;  escharotic
 beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.)  successful but stingy merchants from Ise
 actors;  players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
 mercenary spirit;  greed;  avarice;  base nature
 seductress;  coquette;  minx
 holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
 National Institute of Health Sciences;  NIHS
 functional nutritional food
 to eat a bit of everything
 month of fasting;  Ramadan
 gastroesophageal reflux disease
 love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
 food coloring;  food colouring;  food dye
 combination (e.g. of foodstuffs);  dovetailing;  fitting together
 meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
 taking nourishing food;  eating a balanced diet;  dietetics;  macrobiotics;  macrobiotic diet
 restaurant industry;  dining-out industry
 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.);  food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
 to adhere to;  to stick to;  to keep close to;  to go along with;  to get involved with;  to be thick with
 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
 bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
 UN Food and Agriculture Organization (Organisation);  FAO
 meal with family members eating separate foods;  eating alone (not with one's family)
 Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
 cost of one's food;  one's board
 ready-made meal;  home meal replacement;  HMR
 to protrude;  to stick out;  to be forced out;  to be pushed out;  to go over (e.g. a budget);  to go beyond
 total eclipse (solar or lunar);  totality
 distribution and trading system for meat;  slaughterhouse (euphemism);  abattoir
 good appetite and good bowel movements;  enjoying one's food and having regular stools
 eating with a guest;  nominal official (a slighting term)
 thin person who eats a lot;  big eater who stays thin
 coprophagia;  coprophagy;  scatophagy;  eating feces (faeces)
 to have the tables turned on one
 glacial scouring;  glacial erosion;  glacial abrasion
 Western tableware;  dinnerware
 receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
 food labeling;  food labelling
 field ration;  combat ration
 difference;  disagreement;  conflict;  clash;  discrepancy;  inconsistency
 lacking the talent to do anything but eat
 loss of appetite;  reduction in appetite;  anorexia
 to eat together (various foods)
 food expenses;  food prices
 womanizer;  philanderer;  playboy
 sneaking a bite;  snitching food
 therapeutic diet;  therapeutic food
 slow and steady wins the race;  there is luck in the last helping
 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)
 money-eating;  expensive;  extravagant
 egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods);  tray or container for serving rice balls
 dining hall (at a temple)
 proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
 binge eating;  stress eating
 to keep alive on;  to stretch food to make ends meet
 to check;  to hold back;  to keep at bay;  to stop;  to prevent;  to stem
 cereal diet;  grain-eating
 substantiality (of a meal);  fillingness;  solidity
 some prefer nettles;  there's no accounting for taste;  every man to his taste
 to bite at;  to snap at;  to jump at (e.g. an offer);  to snap at;  to hold on to;  to cling to
 to be stranded;  to be forced to stay;  to be obliged to stay
 winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
 cost of one's food;  one's board
 to live on air;  to live on nothing;  to live without a means of income
 disliking a certain food without having tried it;  disliking something without having tried it;  being prejudiced against;  having an instinctive aversion to
 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
 current era of excessive eating;  era in which there is more than enough food;  age of plenty;  age of plentiful food
 eating rice;  (cereal) grains
 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)
 eating between meals;  wasteful eating habits;  waste of resources;  living idly;  loafing one's way through life
 genetically modified food;  GM food
 to attach;  to stick together;  to place together;  to put side-by-side;  to make someone get married;  to get someone hitched
 local cuisine;  regional cuisine
 eating in quiet;  eating without talking
 daily set meal;  daily special;  plat du jour
 food tray (usu. styrofoam)
 thin person who eats a lot;  big eater who stays thin
 any god of foodstuffs;  Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
 to be worm-eaten;  to be eaten by worms;  to affect adversely;  to spoil;  to ruin
 to be betrayed unexpectedly;  to be stabbed in the back;  to be double-crossed
 breakfast voucher;  breakfast coupon
 simple diet;  plain food;  simple food;  frugal meal
 to go to prison;  to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
 slow and steady wins the race;  there is luck in the last helping
 dishwasher;  dishwashing machine;  industrial dishwasher
 English bread;  roundtop bread;  high tin loaf
 eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
 square bread;  Pullman loaf;  sandwich loaf;  bread
 alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
 impostor;  cheat;  hypocrite
 person turned into a beggar overnight
 combination (e.g. of foodstuffs);  dovetailing;  fitting together
 meals on wheels;  food delivery service (to elderly living at home)
 in season;  at its best;  ready for eating
 usual diet;  vegetarian food;  vegetarian diet
 staple food;  main article of diet
 convenience food;  instant food
 resting after a meal is sacrosanct; (lit.) even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal
 Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice;  105th day after the winter solstice
 nominal (figurehead) minister;  titular minister
 food container (esp. for transport)
 carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
 to angrily reject;  to snub;  to give a person a good scolding;  to give a person a rap on the knuckles
 vegetarian food;  vegetarian diet
 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
 kanji "food" radical at left
 food;  foodstuff;  prey;  victim
 Japanese style restaurant;  Japanese style dining hall
 gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
 vegetarian food;  vegetarian diet
 to be betrayed unexpectedly;  to be stabbed in the back;  to be double-crossed
 trying the food at various restaurants;  eating tour;  walking while eating;  eating while walking
 saprovore;  saprozoic organism;  saprophagous animal;  scavenger
 cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
 vegan diet;  plant-based diet
 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
 meal with family members eating separate foods;  eating alone (not with one's family);  food sold in single servings
 profit-taking sale;  profit-taking selling
 honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
 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
 low-salt diet;  low-sodium diet
 egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods);  tray or container for serving rice balls
 fruit eating;  eating fruit
 to angrily reject;  to snub;  to give a person a good scolding;  to give a person a rap on the knuckles
 sitting heavy in one's stomach;  remaining undigested
 shabby clothes and plain foods
 basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
 feed intake behavior;  feeding behavior;  foraging behavior;  grazing behaviour
 to bear up in tragedy;  to stand pain well;  to hold one's temper;  to clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 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
 to set one's teeth;  to clench one's teeth;  to grit one's teeth
 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
 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.)
 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
 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
 jutting out (of bounds);  being crowded out
 jutting out (of bounds);  being crowded out
 to bite through;  to eat up;  to consume entirely
 fair words fill not the belly;  food before romance
 bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
 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
 giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
 giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
 I am not going to fall for that trick;  that trick won't work on me
 to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for);  to be forced to postpone
 eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
 dental caries;  tooth decay
 cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
 one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
 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
 maximum eclipse;  maximum obscuration
 maximum eclipse;  maximum obscuration
 to have the tables turned on one
 to have the tables turned on one
 to keep alive on;  to stretch food to make ends meet
 night-scented lily (Alocasia odora);  giant upright elephant ear
 bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.);  gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
 bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.);  gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
 substantiality (of a meal);  fillingness;  solidity
 eating between meals;  wasteful eating habits;  waste of resources;  living idly;  loafing one's way through life
 secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius);  secretary bird
 crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)
 cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
 cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
 eat shit!;  fuck off!;  fuck you!
 food tray (usu. styrofoam)
 partially covered breasts;  breasts bulging out from clothing
 kanji "food" radical at left
 eating between meals;  snacking
 in season;  at its best;  ready for eating
 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)
 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)
 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
 insects harmful to pine trees
 an anti-corrosive (agent)
 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
 robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)
 sitting heavy in one's stomach;  remaining undigested
 eating (fodder, grass, etc.)
 missing a meal;  losing means to make one's livelihood
 law governing food quality
 protection against corrosion
 untroubled;  unworried;  unaffected
 untroubled;  unworried;  unaffected
 to nibble at;  to have a smattering of knowledge
 well-cooked food;  well-boiled food
 assisting at dinner;  dining with a superior
 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
 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 sold with food;  premium
 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)
 stress corrosion cracking
 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)
 salt equivalent;  sodium chloride equivalent
 tray of traditional Japanese food
 to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)
 fools act without thinking
 food sanitation inspector
 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
 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
 yaksik (sweet Korean dish with rice and nuts)
 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
 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
 Korean cuisine;  Korean food
 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
 bean goose (Anser fabalis)
 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