食べる【たべる】
to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
食事【しょくじ】
meal, dinner, diet
食う【くう】
to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
夕食【ゆうしょく】
evening meal, dinner
食べ物【たべもの】
food
朝食【ちょうしょく】
breakfast
食料【しょくりょう】
food
食堂【しょくどう】
dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom, restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner
食らう【くらう】
to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
食材【しょくざい】
foodstuff, ingredient
食欲【しょくよく】
appetite (for food)
昼食【ちゅうしょく】
lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
食堂【じきどう】
dining hall (at a temple)
食える【くえる】
to be tasty, to be worth eating, to be worth trying, to be able to subsist, to be able to make a living, to be edible
食品【しょくひん】
food, food products, foodstuffs
試食【ししょく】
sampling food, tasting, trying
食い物【くいもの】
food, foodstuff, prey, victim
食い止める【くいとめる】
to check, to hold back, to keep at bay, to stop, to prevent, to stem, to curb, to halt
食感【しょっかん】
food texture, mouthfeel
給食【きゅうしょく】
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service
