cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
evening meal; dinner; supper
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
rice cooking; boiling rice
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
evening meal; dinner; supper
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
round, wooden container for cooked rice
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
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)
having lunch in a toilet cubicle by oneself
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
food porn (i.e. appetizing pictures of food); terrorizing people by posting food porn
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
(Japanese-style) dining table
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
rice with minced sea bream (tai)
rice boiled with adzuki beans
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
losing the means of livelihood
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
steamed rice with millet; boiled rice with millet
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
rice boiled with soy sauce and sake
rice cooked with matsutake
bowl used for serving rice
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
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)
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
bowl used for serving rice
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
rice cooked with matsutake
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
(Edo-period inn) maidservant
bowl of rice; single serving of rice; bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased
rice with other ingredients poured on top
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
rice sprinkled with red perilla
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)
rice with grilled mushrooms
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
rice covered with beef and vegetables
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
there's no such thing as a free lunch
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it); mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions)
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
minced pork rice; Taiwanese dish of pork stewed in soy, served on rice
minced pork rice; Taiwanese dish of pork stewed in soy, served on rice
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
rice cooked with matsutake
crudely made zori with straw fastenings
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
rice with other ingredients poured on top
rice sprinkled with red perilla
rice sprinkled with red perilla
steamed rice as an offering to a god
there's no such thing as a free lunch
canned meal (e.g. military ration)
fukagawa-meshi; rice cooked with clams
steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it); mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions)
soft rice (cooked in a pot)
cutlet and rice combo meal
cutlet and rice combo meal
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
to let cooked rice steam after turning off the heat
rice washed in cold water; dried rice soaked in water to soften
risky thing to do (like feeding a fox)
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
twice-boiled rice (for sick persons)
yellow rice meal (coloured with essence of gardenia fruit)
event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
mochi rice topped with fish (or other food) and steamed
mochi rice topped with fish (or other food) and steamed
cooked rice with yam bulblets
cooked rice with yam bulblets
thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
dish served in a lacquered bowl; celebratory banquet
giving evasive answers by arguing over the definition of a word
yakbap (sweet Korean dish with rice and nuts)
rice with dried daikon leaves
rice with dried daikon leaves
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis); Ryukyu Island pit viper
Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler
conversing in a foreign language while eating; Western-style food
banchan; side dishes accompanying a typical Korean meal