popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• food, foodstuff
• prey, victim

popular  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

• (army) provisions, food

honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

• food

irregular okurigana  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)

usually written using kana alone  adverb taking the と particle  children's language  expression 

• successfully, nicely
• (yummy) food, yum-yum

noun  noun (generic) 

• food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table), dinner, cover (in a restaurant)
• cook, chef, person who prepares food

noun  noun (generic) 

• food (esp. for a medical diet)

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• food, provisions
• nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.), sustenance (e.g. of one's life), source of encouragement

children's language  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  dated term 

• food
• cooked rice

usually written using kana alone  colloquial  noun  noun (generic) 

• cooked rice
• food, meal