I have been hungry since the moment I woke up. Breakfast was at eight, and by half past ten at the office my stomach was already growling; even after a sandwich at lunch it started again by two, and I got by on sweets from the café corner. Fried chicken and tomato-and-egg stir-fry at home did nothing either — it is five to nine at night and I am still starving, so I am going to bed early.
| 食欲 | しょくよく | appetite |
| お腹が鳴る | おなかがなる | one's stomach growls |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | strange; puzzling |
| しのぐ | しのぐ | to tide oneself over |
| しずまる | しずまる | to subside; to calm down |
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