Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of せっしょく – see the following entries.
接触
[noun] making contact; touch
[verb] come into contact with
[verb] keep in contact with
摂食
[noun] feeding
[verb] to feed, to eat food, especially for domesticated animals to do so
節食
[noun] temperance in eating
[verb] eat sparingly, eat lightly
雪食
[noun] nivation
(This term, せっしょく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)