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have a frequent foot

To visit a certain place often.

have a numb foot

To feel anxious or uneasy because one did something wrong.

not distinguish between day and night

To continue to do something without taking a rest.

A day and a night are not separate from each other

To continue to do something without taking a rest day and night.

a fellow[guy] who is as small as a chestnut

A person who is young or has a small frame.

sightsee rice

To have a meal after a long time.

be unable to sightsee rice

To be unable to have a meal at all.

as if eating rice

To do something very frequently.

earn rice

To work and get paid to make a living.

give rice

To wind up a spring to make a clock work.

One's appetite drops

For the words or behavior of someone to be unpleasant and disgusting.

have no appetite

To be unpleasant and upset with someone and have no inclination toward dealing with him/her.

put down one's spoon

(slang) To die.

scoop up[eat] a spoon

To make a decent living.

put down one's spoon

(slang) To die.

eat a spoon

To make a good living.

scoop up[eat] a spoon

To make a decent living.

count the grains of rice

To have a meal in a reluctant and slow manner just making a gesture of eating.

A grain of rice stands upside-down

To be angry or upset to such an extent that one gets indigestion.

The livelihood is cut off

(slang) To lose one's job.