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