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► 成句
  [(2)めし]  [三度の飯より好き]    meaning:  love  rank: 4
☆ うちの息子ゲームが三の飯より好きだ ⇨ My son loves games more than three meals of the day, more than anything

  [(2)めし]  [臭い飯を食う]  [coll]    meaning:  prison  rank: 4
☆ あいつは今臭い飯を食っている ⇨ He is eating stinky rice now. He is in jail now  (☛ Prisoners used to eat cheaper wheat, which has distinctive smell, instead of rice)

► 名詞
  [(2)めし]  [coll]  [男]    meaning:  meal  rank: 2
☆ この景気では飯のげだ ⇨ We cannot eat, sustain lives, under this bad economy
☆ 飯食いにこうぜ ⇨ Let’s go get something to eat  (☛ Usually only used among men)


More examples:
  • 電子レンジで御飯をあっためた ⇨ I reheated rice with a microwave
  • 山盛りの御飯 ⇨ Rice piled high in a bowl
  • めの御飯が好きだ ⇨ I like rice cooked on the hard side
  • いに赤飯をいた ⇨ We cooked red rice for a celebration
  • 組織内や飯をわされてきた ⇨ He has been made to eat cold rice, maltreated, within the organization
  • のおさんの作る飯は最高美味いよな ⇨ The food you mom cook is the best
  • 夕御飯は普通時頃だ ⇨ Dinner is usually around seven
  • 昼御飯をべながら友達雑談した ⇨ I chatted with friends while having lunch
  • 御飯をけたところに電話鳴った ⇨ The phone rang when I just started having my meal
  • 御飯できたよ! ⇨ The meal has been made! The meal is ready!
  • 家族の夕飯を支度しなくてはいけない ⇨ I need to prepare dinner for my family
  • 御飯粒がほっぺたにいてるよ ⇨ You have rice on your cheek
  • 御飯を海苔包んだ ⇨ I wrapped rice with seaweed
  • は朝御飯にいつも納豆べる ⇨ I always eat natto for breakfast
  • 彼女子供達が御飯をわるの待っている ⇨ She’s waiting for the kids to finish eating