one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
plastic food models used by restaurants
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
dysgeusia; taste disorder
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
hash browns; hashed browns
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
surströmming (Swedish dish of fermented herring)
to be torn off; to come off
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
medical university; medical college; medical school
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); having adequate food; having all one needs (for daily living); plenty
supporting role (actor); minor role
bad cooking; bad food; sadness at seeing the happiness of others