Keyword
eat
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FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1582
Readings
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じき
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Composed of
person
good
Mnemonic

A good person will eat everything that their momma puts on their plate.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
support growth
feed on (something)
repast
feast
Used in vocabulary (1026 in total)
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
meal; dinner; diet
evening meal; dinner
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)
ingredient; foodstuff
appetite (for food)
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
after a meal
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to start eating
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
food; foodstuff
prey; victim
school cafeteria
food; food products; foodstuffs
food texture; mouthfeel
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
eating out; dining out
dining together; mess
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
food expense
to have a meal; to take a meal
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
eating; bite (in fishing)
erosion; corrosion
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
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
beggar; begging
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
for use as food; edible
half-eaten
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
glutton; gourmand
to have a meal; to take a meal
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 devour; to bite to death
to bite off
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
more than one can eat
to have a meal; to take a meal
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
overeating; gluttony
three meals (a day)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
bed and food; eating and sleeping
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
cupboard; sideboard
manner of eating
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
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
one meal; one meal (a day)
dinnertime; suppertime
bite (in fishing)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
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
fasting; fast
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
without eating or drinking
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
stand-up meal; buffet
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
cost of one's food; one's board
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
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
to start eating
cost of a meal (or meals)
food storage; provision store; pantry
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
epicure; gourmet
dinnerware; cutlery
meat (for consumption)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
difficult to eat; unpalatable
to eat into
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
unbalanced diet
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to eat too much; to overeat
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
Japanese food; Japanese meal
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
to eat raw (fresh)
eating quickly; speed-eating
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
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
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
cannibalism; anthropophagism
to have a good appetite
dishwashing; doing dishes
sneaking a bite; snitching food
to try out the food at various restaurants
index finger; forefinger
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
scavenging for food
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
binge eating; stress eating
eatery; restaurant
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
food poisoning
perishable foods; perishables
to leave a dish half-eaten
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
great eater; glutton
rest after a meal
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
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
(fish) biting at every cast
solar eclipse
appetite (for food)
daily meals; three regular meals a day
silverware; silver tableware
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
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
(standing) buffet party
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to eat too much; to overeat
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
hospital food; hospital meals
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
eating (something) raw
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
drinking and eating too much
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
more than one can eat
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)
to leave food half-eaten
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
lack of appetite; anorexia
half-eaten
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
binge eating; stress eating
packed and sterilised food; retort pack
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
eating only a little; having a small appetite
meal ticket; meal voucher
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
to be deceived
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
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
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
daily food; regular diet; staple food
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
autumn, season of good appetite
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
glutton; gourmand
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
lunar eclipse
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
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
food and (alcoholic) drink
plastic food models used by restaurants
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
small toy sold with food; premium
voracity; ravenousness
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
bite (in fishing)
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
to start eating
staff canteen
supper; dinner
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
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)
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
schoolchild without lunch
missing a meal
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
vegetable diet
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
cannot make a living
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
without having supper
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
set meal with grilled meat
taste; flavour; flavor
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
causticity; corrosiveness
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
carnivorousness; carnivorous
side dish; supplementary food
binge eating
eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling
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
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
gourmand; epicure
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
Kodomo Shokudō; project to provide free or inexpensive meals to impoverished Japanese children
(Japanese) restaurant
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
nutritional supplement; dietary supplement
feeding; feed
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
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
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
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
high-energy food (climbing, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
to pig out; to chow down
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
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
entomophagy; insect eating
to compete with each other
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 devour greedily
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
esophageal cancer
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
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
eating without paying; eating for free
eating without paying; eating for free
to be used to eating
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
missing a meal
idling one's time away
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
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
idle life; idleness
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
natural foods; organic food
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
herbivorous; graminivorous
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
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
traditional food; ancestral food
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
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
corrosion-resistant
big eater; trencherman; glutton
chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
bite (in fishing)
refusing food
disliking without even tasting
walking while eating
to eat with a munching or crunching sound
simple life; frugal life
omnivore; omnivorous animal
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
shrewd; smart (and wide-awake); inedible; uneatable; unable to support oneself; unable to keep body and soul together
growing child's hearty appetite
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
eating cooked food
Japanese-style set menu
losing the means of livelihood
occultation (by the Moon)
field ration (Sengoku period)
dietary supplement (for sports); energy supplement; nutritional supplement
weaning ceremony
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
cannibals; cannibal tribe
eat one's words; break one's promises
difficult to eat; unpalatable
man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) omnivore
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
well-fed and well-dressed
solid food; solids
living by selling off one's possessions
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
dental caries; tooth decay
meal time; mealtime
binge eating; stress eating
stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryo system)
profit-taking
genetically modified foods; genetically engineered foods
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married
allotriophagy; pica
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)
one who generally eats a lot
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
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
home cooking; eating at home
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)
drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
between meals
fish biting (striking, taking bait)
to get drunk
living in idleness
living in idleness
living room-cum-dining room
powdered food; food made from flour
shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis); teredo
to eat into
to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud
caustic; corrosive agent; etching reagent; escharotic
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
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
to eat a bit of everything
mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
month of fasting; Ramadan
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
to lose one's appetite
seductress; coquette; minx
holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
living in idleness
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.); food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
accidental ingestion
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
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet; dietetics; macrobiotics; macrobiotic diet
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
marine erosion
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
glacial scouring; glacial erosion; glacial abrasion
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
phase of an eclipse
Western tableware; dinnerware
food labeling; food labelling
flesh-eating bacteria
eating with a guest; nominal official (a slighting term)
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
total eclipse (solar or lunar); totality
good appetite and good bowel movements; enjoying one's food and having regular stools
heavy eating
vinegar; table vinegar
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
good appetite
lacking the talent to do anything but eat
distribution and trading system for meat; slaughterhouse (euphemism); abattoir
field ration; combat ration
loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia
mini-fast; mini fast
to have the tables turned on one
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
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)
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
sneaking a bite; snitching food
dining hall (at a temple)
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
food expenses; food prices
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods); tray or container for serving rice balls
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
to eat together (various foods)
money-eating; expensive; extravagant
cereal diet; grain-eating
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to pig out; to chow down
binge eating; stress eating
therapeutic diet; therapeutic food
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cost of one's food; one's board
winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
breakfast voucher; breakfast coupon
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
living in idleness
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)
edible chrysanthemum
living in idleness
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
person turned into a beggar overnight
local cuisine; regional cuisine
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
eating rice; (cereal) grains
foraging; feeding
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
impostor; cheat; hypocrite
aphagia; non-eating
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
mortar; plaster; stucco
food tray (usu. styrofoam)
to get a good scolding
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
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
food reportage (on TV)
square bread; Pullman loaf; sandwich loaf; bread
eating in quiet; eating without talking
edible mushroom
convenience food; instant food
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
heavy drinker
to burst out in anger
egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods); tray or container for serving rice balls
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
animal sacrifice
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
bamboo dish of rice
in season; at its best; ready for eating
meals on wheels; food delivery service (to elderly living at home)
shabby clothes and plain foods
feed intake behavior; feeding behavior; foraging behavior; grazing behaviour
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
partial eclipse
Japanese style restaurant; Japanese style dining hall
gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
resting after a meal is sacrosanct; (lit.) even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
staple food; main article of diet
kanji "food" radical at left
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
to start eating
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
to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles
food container (esp. for transport)
to be used to eating
vegan diet; plant-based diet
food expenses
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (not with one's family); food sold in single servings
vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
profit-taking sale; profit-taking selling
saprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal; scavenger
weaning ceremony
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 eat messily
Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
fruit eating; eating fruit
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)
dry rot; dry corrosion
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
crab-eating macaque
weaning ceremony
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
begging; beggar
overeating
to have the tables turned on one
to have the tables turned on one
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
(water) erosion
to burst out in anger
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; living idly; loafing one's way through life
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
food tray (usu. styrofoam)
secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius); secretary bird
crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
overeating
kanji "food" radical at left
to receive a salary
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)
sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested
partially covered breasts; breasts bulging out from clothing
insects harmful to pine trees
eating between meals; snacking
robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)
an anti-corrosive (agent)
bamboo dish of rice
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
in season; at its best; ready for eating
weaning ceremony
to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles
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)
wave erosion
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
restaurant; eatery
eating (fodder, grass, etc.)
eating on the sly
missing a meal; losing means to make one's livelihood
law governing food quality
etching; engraving
protection against corrosion
sea cave; marine cave
untroubled; unworried; unaffected
untroubled; unworried; unaffected
to nibble at; to have a smattering of knowledge
to charge for one's meal
to know; to reign
well-cooked food; well-boiled food
assisting at dinner; dining with a superior
to beat a grand champion
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
blood feud; domestic discord
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
electrolytic corrosion
good appetite and pleasant sleep; enjoying one's food and sleeping well
being well fed and warmly clothed
revival of Japanese food
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)
leftovers; leftover food
artificial food (fabricated to resemble rare or expensive foods)
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
corrosion; dissolution
fluvial erosion
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)
insectivorous; entomophagous
larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery
rumination; cud
biting one another; long and short market interests
biting one another; long and short market interests
meal announcer (at a Zen monastery)
cooking oil; food oil
salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent
tray of traditional Japanese food
to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)
fools act without thinking
to be able to eat; to be edible; to be good to eat
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
salary; stipend
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
(food) hoarding
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
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
wet corrosion
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
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
Examples (200 in total)
I want to eat something that can only be eaten here.
I don't want to eat here.
I'm eating here.