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食

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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to eat. Male term or language.
2. to live, to make a living, to survive.
3. to bite, to sting (as insects do).
4. to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of.
5. to encroach on, to eat into, to consume.
6. to defeat a superior, to threaten a position.
7. to consume time and-or resources.
8. to receive something (usu. an unfavorable event). Colloquialism.
9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time. Male term or language, vulgar expression or word.