| Level 4 vocabulary |
| 食堂 | (n) cafeteria/ dining hall/ (P) |  |
| 食べる | (v1) to eat/ (P) |  |
| Level 2 vocabulary |
| 衣食住 | (n) necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)/ (P) |  |
| 食う | (v5u) (male) (vulg) to eat/ (P) |  |
| 食塩 | (n) table salt/ (P) |  |
| 食事 | (n,vs) meal/ (P) |  |
| 食卓 | (n) dining table/ (P) |  |
| 食品 | (n) commodity/ foodstuff/ (P) |  |
| 食物 | (n) food/ foodstuff/ (P) |  |
| 食欲 | (n) appetite (for food)/ (P) |  |
| 食器 | (n) tableware/ (P) |  |
| 昼食 | (n) lunch/ midday meal/ (P) |  |
| Level 1 vocabulary |
| 給食 | (n,vs) school lunch/ providing a meal/ (P) |  |
| 食い違う | (v5u) to cross each other/ to run counter to/ to differ/ to clash/ to go awry/ (P) |  |
| 主食 | (n) staple food/ (P) |  |
| 定食 | (n) set meal/ special (of the day)/ (P) |  |