meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
food; food products; foodstuffs
sampling food; tasting; trying
predation; eating prey; preying upon
set meal; special (of the day)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
carnivore; carnivorous animal
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
light meal; snack; refreshments
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to have a meal; to take a meal
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
food and drink; eating and drinking
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
one meal; one meal (a day)
restaurant that only serves set meals
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
food storage; provision store; pantry
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
emergency food; emergency rations
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
eating between meals; snacking
cost of a meal (or meals)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); having adequate food; having all one needs (for daily living); plenty
cannibalism; anthropophagism
Japanese food; Japanese meal
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
food and clothing; living; livelihood
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
food (esp. for a medical diet)
perishable foods; perishables
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
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
dining table; a dish (type of food)
daily meals; three regular meals a day
hospital food; hospital meals
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
daily food; regular diet; staple food
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
staff cafeteria; staff canteen
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
occultation (by the Moon)
meal ticket; meal voucher
lack of appetite; anorexia
packed and sterilised food; retort food
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need
food crisis; food-supply crisis
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
eating only a little; having a small appetite
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
Japanese (school) lunchroom; Japanese (school) cafeteria
small toy included with food
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
autumn, season of good appetite
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
plastic food models used by restaurants
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
schoolchild without lunch
food and (alcoholic) drink
food self-sufficiency rate
entomophagy; insect eating
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
red food coloring; red food colouring
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
side dish; supplementary food
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
side dish; supplementary food
corrosiveness; causticity
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
carnivorousness; carnivorous
nutritional supplement; dietary supplement
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
high-energy food (when hiking, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
natural food; health food
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
arcade with bars and restaurants
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
table manners; dining etiquette
eating habits; dietary habits
dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
nutritionally complete food (e.g. meal replacement); food product or meal that provides all the nutrients needed for good health
delivering food (to elderly); meals on wheels
necrophagy; necrophagia; eating corpses
binge eating; bulimarexia
meat processing; meatpacking
snack bar; restaurant serving light meals
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
natural foods; organic food
breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)
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
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
herbivorous; graminivorous
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
cafeteria; snack bar; lunch counter
big eater; trencherman; glutton
field ration (Sengoku period)
food safety; food security
appetite center (of the brain)
traditional food; ancestral food
lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
caustic; corrosive agent; etching reagent; escharotic
Food and Drug Administration (US); FDA
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement
omnivore; omnivorous animal
total eclipse of the Moon
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
home cooking; eating at home
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (without one's family); food sold in single servings
eat one's words; break one's promises
cannibals; cannibal tribe
genetically modified food; GM food
stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryō system)
man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) omnivore
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
food labeled with claimed function
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
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)
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
well-fed and well-dressed
synthetic food; artificial food
one who generally eats a lot
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
dental caries; tooth decay
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
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
living room-cum-dining room
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
powdered food; food made from flour
cannibalism; anthropophagy; eating human flesh
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS
food labeling; food labelling
functional nutritional food
gastroesophageal reflux disease
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
festive food; food associated with a particular seasonal celebration
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet; dietetics; macrobiotics; macrobiotic diet
food expenses; food prices
good appetite and good bowel movements; enjoying one's food and having regular stools
glacial scouring; glacial erosion; glacial abrasion
eating with a guest; nominal official
lacking the talent to do anything but eat
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia
distribution and trading system for meat; slaughterhouse (euphemism); abattoir
field ration; combat ration
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
starvation cure; fasting treatment; medical fasting
eating well; (having a) good appetite
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (Organisation); FAO
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
total eclipse (solar or lunar); totality
local cuisine; regional cuisine
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
food tray (usu. styrofoam)
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
lunar occultation of Venus; occultation of Venus (by the Moon)
cereal diet; grain-eating
therapeutic diet; therapeutic food
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
current era of excessive eating; era in which there is more than enough food; age of plenty; age of plentiful food
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
omnivorous diet; mixing rice with other cereals; rice mixed with other cereals
square bread; Pullman loaf; sandwich loaf; bread
eating rice; (cereal) grains
eating with liking; relishing; indulging in; eating regularly; habitually eating
breakfast voucher; breakfast coupon
beautiful clothes and fine food; life of luxury
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
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
feed intake behavior; feeding behavior; foraging behavior; grazing behaviour
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
saprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal; scavenger
staple food; main article of diet
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
shabby clothes and plain foods
resting after a meal is sacrosanct; (lit.) even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal
eating in quiet; eating without talking
full-scale eating and drinking (cf. lighter fare usu. served in cafes)
Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
snack; light meal and drink
kanji "food" radical at left
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
Japanese style restaurant; Japanese style dining hall
food contamination; pollution of food products
food for young children (after completion of weaning)
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
convenience food; instant food
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
protection against corrosion; prevention of corrosion
an anti-corrosive (agent)
partial lunar eclipse; partial eclipse of the moon
eating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi
eating into (esp. insects and larvae eating into fruit, etc.)
salmonella food poisoning
standard tables of food composition in Japan
eating together while wearing face masks
raw veganism; raw foodism
standard tables of food composition in Japan
Polyphaga (suborder of beetles)
on-site provision of school meals
eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly
ketogenic diet; keto-diet food
thickened food (for patients with dysphagia)
feeding center (of the brain)
unsalted food; salt-free diet
standard tables of food composition
Japan Dietetic and Enriched Foods Association
Niigata Agro-Food University
meals on wheels; food delivery service (to elderly living at home)
salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent
stress corrosion cracking
displaying or posting images of appetizing food on social media, television, etc. late at night; (lit.) late-night food terrorism
food sanitation inspector
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
vegan diet; plant-based diet
insectivorous; entomophagous
artificial food (fabricated to resemble rare or expensive foods)
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
National Food Research Institute
blood feud; domestic discord
esophagoscope; oesophagoscope
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
National Nutritional Foods Association; NNFA
Westernization of food; Westernization of dietary habits
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
well-cooked food; well-boiled food
feeding signs (of an animal, e.g. teeth marks in nuts, holes in leaves)
stipend (usu. paid in kind); salary
Korean cuisine; Korean food
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)
vegetarian diet; vegetarian food
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
solid food (as given to toddlers after they have been completely weaned)
insectivorous flower; carnivorous flower; insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
lunar occultation of a planet
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
genetically modified foods; genetically engineered foods
tray of traditional Japanese food
Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
ultra-processed food; UPF
Japan Inspection Association of Food and Food Industry Environment
low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet
highly nutritious food; healthy menu; nourishing meal
heat sterilized meat product
small toy included with food
larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery
good appetite and pleasant sleep; enjoying one's food and sleeping well
voracious; having a hearty appetite
pure vegetarianism; veganism
being well fed and warmly clothed